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Squid on a Plate by Michael Smither, oil on board, offered Nov 2018Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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Squid on a Plate

Michael Smither (New Zealand, b. 1939)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$50,000 – NZ$70,000 (≈ $34,354 – $48,096) (≈ £26,892 – £37,648) (≈ €30,169 – €42,237)

Offered at Art+Object and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Auction history of this work: offered 2 times ↓

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on board”
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Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed with artist’s initials M. D. S and dated ’87
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
810 x 923mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-22)
Date
November 29, 2018
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
68
Estimate
NZ$50,000 – NZ$70,000 (≈ $34,354 – $48,096) (≈ £26,892 – £37,648) (≈ €30,169 – €42,237)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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Provenance trail: auction history of this work

Offered twice between 2018 and 2019 · sold 1 · bought in / unsold 1

  1. Squid on a Plate, Art+Object 2018

    Nov 29, 2018 · Art+Object this result

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 68

    Bought in / unsold · est. NZ$50,000 – NZ$70,000

    As catalogued

    Michael Smither, “Squid on a Plate”

    oil on board

    810 x 923mm

  2. Squid on a Plate, Art+Object 2019

    Nov 26, 2019 · Art+Object

    Important Paintings & Contemporary Art, lot 69

    Sold NZ$42,043Sign up to see

    As catalogued

    Michael Smither, “Squid on a Plate”

    oil on board

    810 x 923mm

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