Michael Smither
New Zealand · b. 1939 · Painter
Michael Duncan Smither is a New Zealand painter and composer. (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
The Family in the VanArt+Object · NZ$234,500≈ $193,955≈ £119,740≈ €149,173Sign up to see
Joseph with Bear and BottleArt+Object · NZ$216,912≈ $179,408≈ £110,759≈ €137,985Sign up to see
Thomas with Beach UmbrellaArt+Object · NZ$204,212≈ $143,436≈ £104,045≈ €120,707Sign up to see
Michael Smither’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
226
of 291 offered · 2007–2026
Sell-through
78%
sold ÷ offered
Price trend
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 73 | 46 | 63% | $40.2kSign up | $25.8kSign up | $194kSign up |
| Oil | 65 | 39 | 60% | $45.9kSign up | $29.6kSign up | $194kSign up |
| Acrylic | 8 | 7 | 88% | $8.6kSign up | $4.1kSign up | $25.9kSign up |
| Works on paper | 31 | 22 | 71% | $4.4kSign up | $1.2kSign up | $55.3kSign up |
| Watercolor | 5 | 4 | 80% | $672Sign up | $448Sign up | $1.4kSign up |
| Gouache | 7 | 5 | 71% | $3.1kSign up | $3.3kSign up | $3.4kSign up |
| Pastel | 1 | 1 | 100% | $872Sign up | $872Sign up | $872Sign up |
| Drawing | 10 | 8 | 80% | $686Sign up | $315Sign up | $2kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 135 | 111 | 82% | $1kSign up | $758Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Lithograph | 4 | 3 | 75% | $1.2kSign up | $944Sign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Screenprint | 124 | 102 | 82% | $1.1kSign up | $791Sign up | $3.3kSign up |
| Woodcut / linocut | 1 | 1 | 100% | $177Sign up | $177Sign up | $177Sign up |
| Print (other) | 6 | 5 | 83% | $283Sign up | $273Sign up | $704Sign up |
| Sculpture | 1 | 1 | 100% | $687Sign up | $687Sign up | $687Sign up |
| Other | 51 | 46 | 90% | $1.4kSign up | $822Sign up | $12.8kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 20 | 17 | $374Sign up |
| 2025 | 23 | 19 | $933Sign up |
| 2024 | 4 | 4 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2023 | 33 | 29 | $1.5kSign up |
| 2022 | 18 | 14 | $542Sign up |
| 2021 | 17 | 13 | $1kSign up |
| 2020 | 20 | 16 | $1.7kSign up |
| 2019 | 13 | 13 | $1.3kSign up |
| 2018 | 18 | 14 | $834Sign up |
| 2017 | 19 | 16 | $891Sign up |
| 2016 | 15 | 10 | $2.3kSign up |
| 2015 | 17 | 14 | $2.5kSign up |
| 2014 | 11 | 8 | $1.1kSign up |
| 2013 | 14 | 12 | $763Sign up |
| 2012 | 12 | 5 | $12.6kSign up |
| 2011 | 9 | 6 | $418Sign up |
| 2010 | 8 | 4 | $647Sign up |
| 2009 | 13 | 5 | $504Sign up |
| 2008 | 4 | 4 | $1.6kSign up |
| 2007 | 3 | 3 | $5.2kSign up |