What is a Russell Smith painting worth?
1812–1896 · Price guide from past auction results
Half of the 14 works by Russell Smith with a published auction price sold between $650Sign up free to see and $3,453Sign up free to see, and the median is $1,300Sign up free to see. For paintings alone, the median is $1,300Sign up free to see across 14 sales. In the last five years the median was $1,150Sign up free to see across 8 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Russell Smith prices by medium
- Auction results
- 16
- Sold rate
- 88%
- Active at auction
- 2006–2025
- Median price
- $1.3kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $5.4kSign up free to see A Day's Work in the Fields, Bonhams, Dec 2006
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 14 | $650–$3.5kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Bonhams (8), Pook & Pook (5), Leland Little (3)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 11 | $594–$2.7kSign up free to see | $1.3kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 3 | $1.6k–$3.6kSign up free to see | $2.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Russell Smith sales
- Trees on the Pennypack, oil on canvas — $538Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Aug 12, 2025
- St. Werner Chapel, Near Bacharach, On the Rhine, Oil on canvas — $650Sign up free to see, Leland Little, Jun 11, 2025
- Supplicants by a Wayside Cross, Oil on canvas (lined) — $1,000Sign up free to see, Leland Little, Mar 12, 2025
- Boating on the River with a Bridge, oil on canvas — $1,664Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Mar 12, 2025
- Autumn Landscape with Tilling Farmers, Oil on canvas (lined) — $1,300Sign up free to see, Leland Little, Mar 12, 2025
- A Valley Landscape with a Boy and Cows, oil on canvas — $2,560Sign up free to see, Bonhams, Mar 12, 2025
- titled Conecocheague near Fort Loudon Pennsylvania, oil on canvas — $4,600Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Jan 16, 2025
- titled Pennypack, oil on canvas — $480Sign up free to see, Pook & Pook, Apr 13, 2023
Questions about Russell Smith prices
What is a Russell Smith painting worth?
Based on 14 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Russell Smith have sold for a median of $1,300, and half of them sold between $650 and $3,453. For paintings alone the median is $1,300 (14 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Russell Smith sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $5,378 for “A Day's Work in the Fields” at Bonhams in December 2006.
How often do Russell Smith works sell at auction?
88% of the 16 lots recorded between 2006 and 2025 sold.
How can I sell a Russell Smith painting?
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Russell Smith have appeared at auction 16 times in ArtSell’s records between 2006 and 2025; 14 sold, a sell-through rate of 88%.
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