Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist
David Smith, Forging V, 1955, steel© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

Thumbnail shown for reference only. Phillips holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗

Auction result

Forging V

David Smith (American, 1906–1965) · 1955

$580,500 price realized incl. premium

≈ £442,387≈ €501,166

Sign up free to see all prices

You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.

Sign up free Sign in
Medium
Sculpture · Sculpture all sculpture results →
As published: “steel”
Signed / inscribed
Stamped with the artist's signature, partial title, inscription and date "David Smith 1955.IND.V." on a plaque affixed to the base
Category
Sculpture
Dimensions
74 3/8 x 7 7/8 x 7 7/8 in. (188.9 x 20 x 20 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale featuring Cera the Triceratops (NY010925)
Date
November 19, 2025
Location
New York, United States
Lot
16
Estimate
$600,000 – $800,000 (≈ £457,247 – £609,663) (≈ €518,001 – €690,667)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

View original lot page ↗

Own a work by David Smith? Get a free auction estimate →

Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.

More results for David Smith

All results for David Smith →

Also in this sale

Modern & Contemporary Art Evening Sale featuring Cera the Triceratops · Phillips · Nov 19, 2025

All Phillips results →

Similar works

Sculpture results by other artists in a similar price range.