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The Cellist by Michael Smither, oil on board, offered Apr 2012Photo © Art+Object — view this lot on Art+Object ↗

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The Cellist

Michael Smither (New Zealand, b. 1939)

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate NZ$8,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $6,528 – $9,791) (≈ £4,033 – £6,049) (≈ €4,939 – €7,409)

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

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Medium
Oil · Paintings all oil results →
As published: “oil on board”
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Board
Signed / inscribed
Signed and dated 70 verso
Category
Oil paintings
Dimensions
490 x 650mm
Auction house
Art+Object
Sale
Important Paintings & Contemporary Art (important-paintings-contemporary-art-5)
Date
April 26, 2012
Location
Auckland, New Zealand
Lot
139
Estimate
NZ$8,000 – NZ$12,000 (≈ $6,528 – $9,791) (≈ £4,033 – £6,049) (≈ €4,939 – €7,409)
Source
Auction house artandobject.co.nz ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

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