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Lionel Smit

South African · 1982–2002 · Painter, Sculptor

Lionel Smit is a South African artist, known for his contemporary portraiture executed through large canvases and sculptures. (Wikipedia)

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Small Malay Girl with Holes; Crackhead; Submerge; Broken Submerge, fourStrauss & Co · Nov 2018ZAR 625,900≈ $43,563≈ £33,861≈ €38,671Sign up to see
InsightStrauss & Co · Nov 2024ZAR 300,000≈ $17,118≈ £13,220≈ €15,891Sign up to see
Rorschach Divided #2Strauss & Co · Feb 2020ZAR 227,600≈ $15,313≈ £11,752≈ €14,124Sign up to see

Lionel Smit’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (106 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Lionel Smit, Shift Series #1 with Shafts, 2011, bronze with brown patina, on a metal base — Shift Series #1 with Shafts, 2011
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 108,113Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Blue Face, oil on canvas — Blue Face
Strauss & Co · Sep 15, 2026
ZAR 45,001Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Figure on a Threshold, oil on canvas — Figure on a Threshold
Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026
ZAR 40,988Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Verso, 2020, gicleé print on paper — Verso, 2020
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026
ZAR 4,685Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, BP Portrait Award 2013, poster, 2013, digital print on paper — BP Portrait Award 2013, poster, 2013
Strauss & Co · Aug 17, 2026
ZAR 1,054Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Coiled Nude, 2001, oil on canvas — Coiled Nude, 2001
Strauss & Co · Jul 13, 2026
ZAR 23,422Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Untitled (Figure with Mustache), 2020, giclée print on paper — Untitled (Figure with Mustache), 2020
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026
ZAR 4,099Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Reposition #2, 2021, giclée print on paper — Reposition #2, 2021
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026
ZAR 5,856Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Unseen Revision, 2025, oil on canvas — Unseen Revision, 2025
Strauss & Co · Mar 24, 2026
ZAR 211,050Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Resting Nude, 2002, oil on canvas — Resting Nude, 2002
Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026
ZAR 40,988Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Portrait of a Woman, 2002, oil on canvas — Portrait of a Woman, 2002
Strauss & Co · Jan 12, 2026
ZAR 30,032Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Absolution, 2024, giclée print on paper — Absolution, 2024
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
ZAR 12,013Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Irreducible Representations #2, 2023, giclée print on archival paper hand-finished by the artist — Irreducible Representations #2, 2023
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
ZAR 13,214Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Small Malay Girl, 2010, bronze with a dark brown patina, on a painted steel base — Small Malay Girl, 2010
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 108,113Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, State #1, 2017, bronze with a brown and green patina, on a painted steel base — State #1, 2017
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 48,050Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Day Series #, 2011, oil on board — Day Series #, 2011
Strauss & Co · Sep 30, 2025
ZAR 60,063Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Head, 2010, oil on canvas — Head, 2010
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025
ZAR 93,800Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Life Size Figure, 2024, pencil on paper — Life Size Figure, 2024
Strauss & Co · Jul 14, 2025
ZAR 17,588Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Portraits, five, oil on canvas — Portraits, five
Strauss & Co · May 12, 2025
ZAR 64,488Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Untitled, colour screenprint on archival paper hand finished by the artist — Untitled
Strauss & Co · Apr 1, 2025
ZAR 25,795Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Portrait of a Woman, oil on canvas — Portrait of a Woman
Strauss & Co · Apr 1, 2025
ZAR 64,488Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Absolution, giclée print on archival paper — Absolution
Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025
ZAR 14,070Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Subtle Changes, oil on canvas — Subtle Changes
Strauss & Co · Mar 10, 2025
ZAR 87,938Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Concealed Shapes; Transitions: A Collection of Exhibitions 2020-2023, two, giclée print on archival paper and book — Concealed Shapes; Transitions: A Collection of Exhibitions 2020-2023, two
Strauss & Co · Dec 12, 2024
ZAR 1,759Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Revisions, giclee print on archival paper — Revisions
Strauss & Co · Dec 3, 2024
ZAR 11,725Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Insight, oil and spray paint on linen — Insight
Strauss & Co · Nov 9, 2024
ZAR 300,000Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Expectancy, gicleé print on archival paper — Expectancy
Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2024
ZAR 4,925Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Untitled, gicleé print on archival paper — Untitled
Strauss & Co · Sep 9, 2024
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Untitled, gicleé print on archival paper — Untitled
Strauss & Co · Aug 12, 2024
ZAR 8,794Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Head, bronze with green patina on a metal base — Head
Strauss & Co · Mar 19, 2024
ZAR 117,250Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Mirror Portrait, screenprint on paper — Mirror Portrait
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 29,313Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Divert No 1, painted resin and fibreglass on steel base — Divert No 1
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 93,800Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Transference, giclée print on paper — Transference
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 11,725Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Expectancy, giclée print on paper — Expectancy
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 5,863Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Red and Blue Rorschach, giclée print on paper — Red and Blue Rorschach
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 9,380Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Verso, giclée print on paper — Verso
Strauss & Co · Mar 11, 2024
ZAR 9,380Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Resettle Series, 2023, oil on linen canvas — Resettle Series, 2023
Strauss & Co · Nov 2, 2023
ZAR 110,000Sign up free to see

Profile in Green
Strauss & Co · Oct 9, 2023
ZAR 18,760Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Revisions, giclee print on archival paper — Revisions
Strauss & Co · Sep 11, 2023
ZAR 23,450Sign up free to see

Portrait in Profile and Dancers, two
Strauss & Co · Aug 14, 2023
ZAR 12,898Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Cousin, oil on canvas — Cousin
Strauss & Co · Aug 14, 2023
ZAR 70,350Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Lot's Wife, oil on canvas — Lot's Wife
Strauss & Co · Jun 12, 2023
ZAR 105,525Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Francois van Coke, giclée print on paper — Francois van Coke
Strauss & Co · Feb 13, 2023
ZAR 9,967Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Shadowed Face, charcoal on canvas — Shadowed Face
Strauss & Co · Oct 25, 2022
ZAR 17,588Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Divergence #1, bronze, on a steel base — Divergence #1
Strauss & Co · Oct 15, 2022
ZAR 51,210Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Three Profiles, bronze with blue patina on a Perspex base — Three Profiles
Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2022
ZAR 56,900Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Residue Series, oil on canvas — Residue Series
Strauss & Co · Sep 21, 2022
ZAR 159,320Sign up free to see

Lionel Smit, Divulge, 2010, resin with oil paint on a metal base — Divulge, 2010
Strauss & Co · Sep 20, 2022
ZAR 113,800Sign up free to see

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