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New Zealand · b. 1939 · Works grouped by the decade they were made (the cataloged date, or a date in the signature or title), not by sale date. 195 of 291 lots (66% of works) have a usable creation date; the others are listed at the end by the decade they were sold. Each work is shown once, even when it sold more than once.

Michael Smither: works at auction by decade the work was made. Each work counted once; medians use sold works only, in US dollars.
Decade madeWorksSoldMedian sold priceMain medium
1960s1710$13.7kSign upOil
1970s6848$2.5kSign upOil
1980s3026$648Sign upScreenprint
1990s1110$1.5kSign upOil
2000s2723$1.1kSign upScreenprint
2010s2927$1.4kSign upScreenprint
2020s22$1.3kSign upScreenprint

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1960s 17 works

Sold
10 of 17
Median
$13.7kSign up
Average
$24.5kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 25.5 in (57 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Oil (11), Screenprint (2), Watercolor (2)
Subjects
Harbours & ports (2), Landscapes (2), Flowers & still life (1)
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1970s 68 works

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48 of 68
Median
$2.5kSign up
Average
$20.7kSign up
Typical size
21 × 23.5 in (53 × 60 cm)
Mediums
Oil (28), Screenprint (19), Gouache (7)
Subjects
Beach scenes (10), Figures & portraits (7), Sea & coast (2)
Show 12 more (1970s)

…and 44 more works from this group in the full results list.

1980s 30 works

Sold
26 of 30
Median
$648Sign up
Average
$3.6kSign up
Typical size
13.5 × 15 in (34 × 39 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (18), Oil (5), Acrylic (2)
Subjects
Sea & coast (3), Beach scenes (3), Figures & portraits (3)
Show 12 more (1980s)

…and 6 more works from this group in the full results list.

1990s 11 works

Sold
10 of 11
Median
$1.5kSign up
Average
$19.1kSign up
Typical size
24 × 19 in (61 × 49 cm)
Mediums
Oil (5), Screenprint (2), Other (2)
Subjects
Figures & portraits (2), Flowers & still life (2), Harbours & ports (1)

2000s 27 works

Sold
23 of 27
Median
$1.1kSign up
Average
$5.9kSign up
Typical size
24 × 21.5 in (61 × 55 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (20), Oil (3), Print (other) (2)
Subjects
Beach scenes (3), Boats (2), Sea & coast (1)
Show 12 more (2000s)

…and 3 more works from this group in the full results list.

2010s 29 works

Sold
27 of 29
Median
$1.4kSign up
Average
$2.8kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 25 in (57 × 64 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (22), Acrylic (3), Other (1)
Subjects
Landscapes (4), Rivers & marshes (1), Birds (1)
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…and 5 more works from this group in the full results list.

2020s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$1.3kSign up
Average
$1.3kSign up
Typical size
26 × 22.5 in (66 × 57 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (2)
Subjects
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Creation date not recorded

95 works have no cataloged or signed date. They are grouped here by the decade they were last sold, which says nothing about when they were made.

Undated, sold in the 2000s 2 works

Sold
2 of 2
Median
$597Sign up
Average
$597Sign up
Typical size
22.5 × 18 in (58 × 46 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (2)
Subjects
—

Undated, sold in the 2010s 30 works

Sold
23 of 30
Median
$700Sign up
Average
$1.3kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 23 in (57 × 58 cm)
Mediums
Screenprint (24), Other (4), Acrylic (1)
Subjects
Beach scenes (6), Sea & coast (5), Landscapes (2)
Show 6 more (2010s)

…and 18 more works from this group in the full results list.

Undated, sold in the 2020s 63 works

Sold
55 of 63
Median
$874Sign up
Average
$6.6kSign up
Typical size
22.5 × 21.5 in (57 × 54 cm)
Mediums
Other (45), Screenprint (11), Acrylic (3)
Subjects
Beach scenes (6), Sea & coast (3), Sunsets & night (3)
Show 6 more (2020s)

…and 51 more works from this group in the full results list.

Medians and averages count sold works only (each work's most recent sale), in US dollars at the sale-date rate. Works cataloged as “attributed to”, “circle of” or similar are left out. All Michael Smither auction results →