Richard Smith
British · 1931–2016 · Painter, Printmaker
Richard Smith, CBE was an English painter and printmaker. Smith produced work in a range of styles, and is credited with extending the field of painting through his shaped,… (Wikipedia)
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Record prices
GarlandRago Auctions · $50,000≈ £36,232≈ €42,445Sign up to see
Three CrossesPhillips · £16,250≈ $20,540≈ €17,948Sign up to see
ArlequinRago Auctions · $12,800≈ £9,275≈ €10,866Sign up to see
Richard Smith’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).
Price trend
6 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
1 sold lot(s) are awaiting a USD exchange rate and are excluded from averages.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 12 | 11 | 92% | $10.1kSign up | $3.1kSign up | $50kSign up |
| Oil | 1 | 1 | 100% | $50kSign up | $50kSign up | $50kSign up |
| Acrylic | 6 | 5 | 83% | $11.3kSign up | $10.3kSign up | $20.5kSign up |
| Mixed media | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $1.1kSign up | $2.1kSign up |
| Works on paper | 9 | 7 | 78% | $1.4kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $2.5kSign up |
| Watercolor | 1 | 1 | 100% | $500Sign up | $500Sign up | $500Sign up |
| Gouache | 2 | 2 | 100% | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up | $1.9kSign up |
| Drawing | 2 | 1 | 50% | $220Sign up | $220Sign up | $220Sign up |
| Prints & multiples | 34 | 32 | 94% | $431Sign up | $363Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Etching | 8 | 7 | 88% | $219Sign up | $261Sign up | $375Sign up |
| Lithograph | 21 | 20 | 95% | $373Sign up | $379Sign up | $710Sign up |
| Screenprint | 4 | 4 | 100% | $1kSign up | $908Sign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $650Sign up | $650Sign up | $650Sign up |
| Other | 6 | 5 | 83% | $1.9kSign up | $858Sign up | $3.7kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.