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Tony Smith, She Who Must Be Obeyed

Tony Smith

British · 1912–1980 · Painter, Sculptor

Anthony Peter Smith was an American sculptor, painter, architectural designer, and a noted art theorist. As a leading sculptor in the 1960s and 1970s, Smith is often associated… (Wikipedia)

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15lots offered2012–2026years recorded86%sold (12)$16.6kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. Tony Smith, New Piece, 1966, bronze with black patinaNew PiecePhillips · $68,750≈ £53,573≈ €62,466Sign up to see
  2. Tony Smith, The Fourth of July, c. 1962, oil and pencil on canvasThe Fourth of JulyRago Auctions · $60,000≈ £45,565≈ €54,132Sign up to see
  3. Tony Smith, Spitball, 1961, graniteSpitballPhillips · $51,600≈ £38,450≈ €44,487Sign up to see

Tony 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).

Lot images as published by each auction house (14 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Tony Smith, Spitball, 1961, granite
Spitball, 1961
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$51,600Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Model for Last, 1974, Plexiglas, painted orange
Model for Last, 1974
Bonhams · May 21, 2026
$12,800Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Light Box, 1961, cast bronze with black patina
Light Box, 1961
Phillips · Dec 2, 2024
$20,320Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, New Piece, 1966, Black lacquered wood multiple
New Piece, 1966
Phillips · Oct 24, 2022
$7,560Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, The Fourth of July, c. 1962, oil and pencil on canvas
The Fourth of July, c. 1962
Rago Auctions · Mar 10, 2022
$60,000Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, New Piece, 1966, bronze with black patina
New Piece, 1966
Phillips · Nov 13, 2019
$68,750Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, The Elevens Are Up, cast bronze with black patina, two elements, 9/9 (1963)
The Elevens Are Up
Art+Object · Oct 31, 2017
NZ$66,068Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Mistake, 1963-1998, cast bronze with black patina
Mistake, 1963-1998
Phillips · May 10, 2016
$47,500Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Model for Generation, 1958, painted foam core
Model for Generation, 1958
Wright · Feb 27, 2014
$8,925Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, New Piece, 1966, Multiple
New Piece, 1966
Ketterer Kunst · Dec 7, 2013
€4,750Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, New Piece, 1966, Black lacquer on wood,
New Piece, 1966
Phillips · Apr 29, 2013
$5,250Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Yellowbird, 1971, Tetrahedral cardboard multiple painted in enamel
Yellowbird, 1971
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 7, 2012
$2,500Sign up free to see
Tony Smith, Light Box, 1961, cast bronze with black patina
Light Box, 1961
Phillips · Nov 15, 2023
Tony Smith, Spitball, 1970, black granite
Spitball, 1970
Phillips · Jul 2, 2020

Works in museum collections

Open-access images (public domain, CC0 or CC BY) from museum collections, each shown with its credit line and licence.

Tony Smith, She Who Must Be Obeyed
She Who Must Be Obeyed1975
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Tony Smith, Wandering Rocks (2/5)
Wandering Rocks (2/5)1967
Lynden Sculpture Garden ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Lynden Sculpture Garden
Tony Smith, Wandering Rocks (4/5)
Wandering Rocks (4/5)1967
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Tony Smith, Playground (3/3)
Playground (3/3)1962
Wikimedia Commons ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain)
Tony Smith, Wandering Rocks
Wandering Rocks1967
Kröller-Müller Museum ↗
Public domain · via Wikimedia Commons (public domain) — Kröller-Müller Museum

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