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Richard Smith #1,576Established

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personBritish, 1931–2016
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Selected Works283

Museum Acquisitions

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Previous Sales 20

Christie's
Untitled
Untitled, 1964
£1,250 ($2k USD)
Mar 2021
Sotheby's
Bright Past
Bright Past
Unknown
Dec 2020
Christie's
Place I
Place I, 1960
£125,000 ($165k USD)
Jan 2020
Christie's
Untitled 2001
Untitled 2001
£4,750 ($6k USD)
Mar 2018
Christie's
Triptych
Triptych, 1965
£18,750 ($25k USD)
Nov 2015
Christie's
JAN 1959
JAN 1959
£20,900 ($28k USD)
Nov 2007
Christie's
Dark Hem
Dark Hem, 1970
£1,150 ($2k USD)
Nov 1998
Christie's
Pitfall
Pitfall
£4,600 ($6k USD)
Apr 1998
Wright
Three Squares '5' (Cartes Blanches)
Three Squares '5' (Cartes Blanches)
Bought In
Jan 1970
Wright
Figure VII
Figure VII
Bought In
Jan 1970
Wright
Garland
Garland
$50,000
Jan 1970
Wright
Arlequin
Arlequin
$12,800
Jan 1970
Wright
Wide Stripe 45°
Wide Stripe 45°
$2,500
Jan 1970
RoGallery · 1stDibs
Times Square Remembered 3, Abstract Mixed Media Print by Richard Smith
Times Square Remembered 3, Abstract Mixed Media Print by Richard Smith
No longer available
Lithograph, Screenprint, and Collage, Signed and numbered in pencil
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Two of a Kind VIa (dark red x on green)
Two of a Kind VIa (dark red x on green)
No longer available
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Two of a Kind IVa (red x on lavender)
Two of a Kind IVa (red x on lavender)
No longer available
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
No longer available
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Three Squares '5' (Cartes Blanches)
Three Squares '5' (Cartes Blanches), 1976
Bidding closed
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, aluminum, string
Rago/Wright/LAMA/Toomey & Co. · Artsy
Figure VII
Figure VII, 1980
Bidding closed
Synthetic polymer paint on canvas, aluminum, string
Heritage Auctions · Artsy
Tempura 2
Tempura 2, 1982
Bidding closed
Acrylic on paper

For Sale 29

Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite IId (yellow/blue)
Paperclip Suite IId (yellow/blue)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite IIc (yellow/blue)
Paperclip Suite IIc (yellow/blue)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite IIb (yellow / blue)
Paperclip Suite IIb (yellow / blue)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite II (yellow / blue)
Paperclip Suite II (yellow / blue)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip suite IIe
Paperclip suite IIe
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Nosegay
Nosegay
$1,094
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Lawson Set II (purple tied in 3 sections)
Lawson Set II (purple tied in 3 sections)
$1,094
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
For John Constable
For John Constable
$821
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
$547
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
Paperclip Suite I (brown)
$547
Lions Gallery · 1stDibs
Original Abstract Collage Painting British American Pop Artist Richard Smith
Original Abstract Collage Painting British American Pop Artist Richard Smith
$3,800
Callaghan's of Shrewsbury · 1stDibs
'Snipe' Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Bird Sculpture by Richard Smith
'Snipe' Contemporary Bronze Wildlife Bird Sculpture by Richard Smith
$3,036
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Pieces of Eight (ochre square)
Pieces of Eight (ochre square)
$684
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Bramble, 1970 abstract lithograph by British Pop art pioneer Signed/N, Framed
Bramble, 1970 abstract lithograph by British Pop art pioneer Signed/N, Framed
$1,500
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Four Knots
Four Knots
$1,094
Jenna Burlingham Gallery · 1stDibs
Horizon II (Grey and Orange) - 20th Century Minimalist Abstract Lithograph Print
Horizon II (Grey and Orange) - 20th Century Minimalist Abstract Lithograph Print
$2,735
Lions Gallery · 1stDibs
Abstract Minimalist Color Silkscreen Print Richard Smith On The Bowery Pop Art
Abstract Minimalist Color Silkscreen Print Richard Smith On The Bowery Pop Art
$2,000
Ottocento · 1stDibs
British Popart abstract work 'Interlocking abstract', Richard Smith, reds whites
British Popart abstract work 'Interlocking abstract', Richard Smith, reds whites
$2,462
Alpha 137 Gallery · 1stDibs
Seven from Logo Suite (Pink Blue) - 3D signed mixed media multiple #65/100
Seven from Logo Suite (Pink Blue) - 3D signed mixed media multiple #65/100
$2,000
Jenna Burlingham Gallery · 1stDibs
Florentine 2, Abstract Yellow and Orange Print on White with Mixed Media, 1973
Florentine 2, Abstract Yellow and Orange Print on White with Mixed Media, 1973
$1,299
lithograph on heavy wove paper, with carbon tracing paper and plastic strings
Jenna Burlingham Gallery · 1stDibs
Interval, Abstract Green Tonal Lithograph Print, 1969
Interval, Abstract Green Tonal Lithograph Print, 1969
$2,052
lithograph in six colours on three sheets
Jenna Burlingham Gallery · 1stDibs
Bright Orange Abstract 1970s Print with Pink, Bold Richard Smith Lithograph
Bright Orange Abstract 1970s Print with Pink, Bold Richard Smith Lithograph
$1,573
lithograph on two sheets
Bernard Jacobson Gallery · 1stDibs
Small Yellow
Small Yellow
$700
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Market2 auction results

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$1.5K – $165K
10 of 11 paintings lots with prices
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$28.7K
Object-type specific
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$6.2K
10 priced paintings lots
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Mar 2021 · $1.6K
Latest tracked sale in this object type
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Paintings: $6.2K medianSculpture/objects: $12.8K medianWorks on paper: $434 medianEditioned prints: $370 medianUnclassified lots: — median
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Current Exhibitions0

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Past Exhibitions12

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#209 Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Early Works 1959-1963

Richard Smith

38 Bury St, London SW1Y 6BB, United Kingdom

Feb 10, 2025 — Mar 14, 2025

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#1,527 Vardaxoglou Gallery

Kite Paintings

Richard Smith

7 Royalty Mews, London W1D 3AS, United Kingdom

Mar 22, 2023 — Apr 22, 2023

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#209 Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Shaped Canvases 1966-1972

Richard Smith

38 Bury St, London SW1Y 6BB, United Kingdom

Jan 26, 2023 — Mar 31, 2023

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Intersections

Richard Smith

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 16, 2022 — Feb 14, 2023

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#1,527 Vardaxoglou Gallery

Richard Smith: 1970–1983

7 Royalty Mews, London W1D 3AS, United Kingdom

Mar 31, 2021 — May 12, 2021

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#209 Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Richard Smith Uptown Downtown 1959-63

Richard Smith

38 Bury St, London SW1Y 6BB, United Kingdom

Nov 1, 2018 — Dec 14, 2018

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#209 Hazlitt Holland-Hibbert

Uptown / Downtown 1959-1963

Richard Smith

38 Bury St, London SW1Y 6BB, United Kingdom

Nov 1, 2018 — Dec 14, 2018

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Work of Five Decades

Richard Smith

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Jun 9, 2017 — Jul 15, 2017

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Kite Paintings

Richard Smith

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

Oct 15, 2015 — Nov 14, 2015

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Works on Paper: A Forty Year Survey

Richard Smith

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

May 21, 2015 — Jun 21, 2015

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Richard Smith

Richard Smith

534 W 21st St, New York, NY 10011, USA

May 16, 2013 — Jun 15, 2013

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#305 Flowers Cork Street

Richard Smith At 80

Richard Smith

21 Cork St, London W1S 3LZ, United Kingdom

Nov 2, 2011 — Nov 26, 2011

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Art Fair Appearances2

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The Armory Show — New York
2024
Art Basel — Basel
2019
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Recent Activity18

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Exhibition
Early Works 1959-1963
Feb 10, 2025
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Art Fair
The Armory Show 2024
Sep 6, 2024
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Kite Paintings
Mar 22, 2023
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Shaped Canvases 1966-1972
Jan 26, 2023
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Intersections
Nov 16, 2022
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Richard Smith: 1970–1983
Mar 31, 2021
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Art Fair
Art Basel 2019
Jun 13, 2019
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Richard Smith Uptown Downtown 1959-63
Nov 1, 2018
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Exhibition
Uptown / Downtown 1959-1963
Nov 1, 2018
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Work of Five Decades
Jun 9, 2017
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Richard Smith dies
Jan 1, 2016
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Kite Paintings
Oct 15, 2015
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Works on Paper: A Forty Year Survey
May 21, 2015
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Exhibition
Richard Smith
May 16, 2013
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Richard Smith At 80
Nov 2, 2011
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Richard Smith
Jan 1, 1978
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Richard Smith born
Jan 1, 1931
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