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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Record prices
Small Malay Girl with Holes; Crackhead; Submerge; Broken Submerge, fourStrauss & Co · ZAR 625,900≈ $43,563≈ £33,861≈ €38,671Sign up to see
InsightStrauss & Co · ZAR 300,000≈ $17,118≈ £13,220≈ €15,891Sign up to see
Rorschach Divided #2Strauss & Co · ZAR 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).
Lots sold
71
of 106 offered · 2015–2026
Sell-through
67%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 48 | 27 | 56% | $5.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $17.1kSign up |
| Oil | 47 | 27 | 57% | $5.6kSign up | $3.5kSign up | $17.1kSign up |
| Acrylic | 1 | 0 | 0% | —Sign up | —Sign up | — |
| Works on paper | 2 | 2 | 100% | $968Sign up | $968Sign up | $984Sign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 2 | 100% | $968Sign up | $968Sign up | $984Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 36 | 30 | 83% | $931Sign up | $691Sign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Lithograph | 3 | 2 | 67% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.3kSign up |
| Screenprint | 3 | 3 | 100% | $1.4kSign up | $1.4kSign up | $1.6kSign up |
| Print (other) | 30 | 25 | 83% | $777Sign up | $627Sign up | $2.7kSign up |
| Sculpture | 20 | 12 | 60% | $9kSign up | $6.2kSign up | $43.6kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.