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Sydney Ure Smith

Australian · 1887–1949 · Printmaker, Photographer

Sydney George Ure Smith OBE was an Australian arts publisher, artist and promoter who "did more than any other Australian to publicize Australian art at home and overseas". (Wikipedia)

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  1. Sydney Ure Smith, The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1945, PencilThe Mint, Macquarie Street, SydneyDavidson Auctions · A$950≈ $624≈ £463≈ €534Sign up to see
  2. Sydney Ure Smith, Sandhills, Bellevue Hill [view to Bondi]' dated 1922 in plate, Etching No.13 Proof, 2nd StateSandhills, Bellevue Hill [view to Bondi]' dated 1922 in plateDavidson Auctions · A$500≈ $368≈ £276≈ €307Sign up to see
  3. Sydney Ure Smith, The Observatory, 1919, Drypoint Etching 16/25 (proofs)The ObservatoryDavidson Auctions · A$475≈ $340≈ £260≈ €287Sign up to see

Sydney Ure 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).

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Sydney Ure Smith, Dawes Battery, Dawes Point, 1917, Etching 21/50
Dawes Battery, Dawes Point, 1917
Davidson Auctions · May 30, 2026
A$170Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1945, Pencil
The Mint, Macquarie Street, Sydney, 1945
Davidson Auctions · Jul 12, 2025
A$950Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, Hyde Park Barracks from St. James Church, c.1936, Pencil & W/Clr
Hyde Park Barracks from St. James Church, c.1936
Davidson Auctions · Oct 13, 2024
A$350Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, Sandhills, Bellevue Hill [view to Bondi]' dated 1922 in plate, Etching No.13 Proof, 2nd State
Sandhills, Bellevue Hill [view to Bondi]' dated 1922 in plate
Davidson Auctions · Nov 29, 2020
A$500Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, The Hawkesbury, Windsor, Etching 20/30
The Hawkesbury, Windsor
Davidson Auctions · Aug 16, 2020
A$225Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, The Observatory, 1919, Drypoint Etching 16/25 (proofs)
The Observatory, 1919
Davidson Auctions · Aug 16, 2020
A$475Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, At Lum's Farm, Windsor, Etching Trial Proof
At Lum's Farm, Windsor
Davidson Auctions · Nov 16, 2019
A$100Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, (on view only in Sydney, items to be collected from Sydney at purchasers expense), etching, Proof B
(on view only in Sydney, items to be collected from Sydney at purchasers expense)
Leonard Joel · Dec 6, 2017
A$100Sign up free to see
Sydney Ure Smith, Windsor Farmhouse 1928 etching, etching
Windsor Farmhouse 1928 etching
Leonard Joel · Nov 13, 2014
A$100Sign up free to see

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