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Lionel Smit

South African 1982- 

Lionel Smit is a South African artist, best known for his contemporary portraiture and sculpture. Each of Smit’s works offers us an entry point into the variety and richness that lies beneath every face we encounter in life, whether applied in bronze or paint. Smit’s work has been the subject of several solo exhibitions, his painting has been exhibited at the National Portrait Gallery in London receiving the Viewer’s Choice Award. In 2016, Smit’s sculpture Morphous was exhibited in Union Square, New York. In 2018 Smit held a solo exhibition with the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in North Miami.

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171 lots offered      74.85% sold      ZAR 11 181 241

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Lionel Smit; Head
Head
5 Jun 2017
Sold for ZAR 147 784
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Portrait of a Woman I
Portrait of a Woman I
9 Apr 2017
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Lionel Smit; Portrait of a Woman II
Portrait of a Woman II
9 Apr 2017
ZAR 40 000 - 60 000
 
Lionel Smit; Rorschach #4
Rorschach #4
6 Mar 2017
Sold for ZAR 591 136
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Portrait of a Girl
Portrait of a Girl
7 Nov 2016
Sold for ZAR 119 364
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Malay Girl with Cuts
Malay Girl with Cuts
10 Oct 2016
Sold for ZAR 568 400
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Rorschach Divided #1
Rorschach Divided #1
26 Sep 2016
Sold for ZAR 18 736
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Baby
Baby
18 Apr 2016
Sold for ZAR 14 052
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Portrait of Figure with Eyes Closed
Portrait of Figure with Eyes Closed
18 Apr 2016
Sold for ZAR 40 985
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Uninspired Dreams | Fade Out Again
Uninspired Dreams | Fade Out Again
18 Apr 2016
ZAR 25 000 - 40 000
 
Lionel Smit; Portrait of a Man
Portrait of a Man
18 Apr 2016
Sold for ZAR 40 985
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT
Lionel Smit; Sleeper
Sleeper
22 Feb 2016
Sold for ZAR 28 104
Incl. Buyer's Premium & VAT

Results in green indicate post sales.