# Ben Smith - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-28T21:55:05.807Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 86
- Lots with prices: 74
- First auction date: 2015-05-02
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-20
- Median realised price: $175
- Price range: $25 to $2,500

## Market Takeaway
Ben Smith has 86 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $175. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 7 sales. These metrics reflect recorded public auction results and may not include private transactions or every premium outlier sale.

## How To Read This Data
- Use median \($175\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($100 to $350\) as the middle 50% of recorded sales.
- Auction prices can include buyer premiums or fees depending on house reporting, so compare on a like\-for\-like basis.
- Condition, provenance, size, and attribution confidence can move final value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 90.5% (67 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 9.5% (7 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 7
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $350
- Previous 12 months median: $1,500
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-20
- Days since latest sale: 67
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Ahlers & Ogletree Inc.: 70 lots
- Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd: 6 lots
- Sarasota Estate Auction: 3 lots
- New Orleans Auction Galleries: 2 lots
- Duncan Auctions LLC: 1 lots
- Great Gatsby's Auction Gallery, Inc.: 1 lots
- Helmuth Stone: 1 lots
- Mossgreen Auctions: 1 lots
- Neal Auction Company: 1 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-20 | BEN SMITH, THREE DRAWINGS ON PAPER, 1999\-2001 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $350 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-three-drawings-on-paper-1999-2001-711-c-638210ceda
2. 2015-05-02 | Ben Smith, Scarce 1st Run Signed Woodblock Print | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $484 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-scarce-1st-run-signed-woodblock-print-215-c-a4b4804b88
3. 2026-02-20 | BEN SMITH, 'THE PONZI BIKE...', 2018, MIXED MEDIA | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $125 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-the-ponzi-bike-2018-mixed-media-710-c-782f8bd303
4. 2025-10-22 | BEN SMITH, YELLOW 'WARRIOR' 1976 WOODBLOCK 18/40 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $550 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-yellow-warrior-1976-woodblock-18-40-171-c-55d2f98f97
5. 2025-10-22 | BEN SMITH 'RED SHAMAN' RED & BLACK LITHOGRAPH 1976 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $600 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-red-shaman-red-black-lithograph-1976-170-c-55d2f8d2b3
6. 2025-06-08 | Ben Smith \(Born 1941\) American, Woodblock Print | Sarasota Estate Auction | $300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-born-1941-american-woodblock-print-1632-c-e514a819d9
7. 2025-06-08 | Ben Smith \(Born 1941\) American, Charcoal Drawing | Sarasota Estate Auction | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-born-1941-american-charcoal-drawing-1615-c-8f144a9b1c
8. 2025-06-04 | BEN SMITH 'PROCESSIONAL FIGURE...' LARGE WOODCUT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $2,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-processional-figure-large-woodcut-148-c-bef4ffd9e8
9. 2025-04-27 | Ben Smith 'Processional Figure with Mask' Woodcut Print | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $2,000
10. 2025-02-20 | BEN SMITH, MONUMENTAL FIGURE WITH WINGS WOODBLOCK | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,500
11. 2024-12-04 | BEN SMITH 'SO\-WHAT'S UP?' WORK ON PAPER | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $250 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-so-what-s-up-work-on-paper-149-c-a6647419c3
12. 2023-06-16 | BEN SMITH "MASQUERADER" BLACK & RED WOODBLOCK | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $850 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-ben-smith-masquerader-black-red-woodblock-329-c-6414658b80
13. 2023-06-16 | BEN SMITH "RED SHAMAN" FRAMED LITHOGRAPH 35/40 | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $500
14. 2023-06-16 | BEN SMITH "SUPPLIMENT" FIGURAL B&W WOODBLOCK | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $1,100
15. 2022-12-03 | Ben Smith 'Fortunia's Children' Graphite on Paper | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | N/A
16. 2022-12-03 | Ben Smith 'Dwarf House' Graphite on Paper | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | N/A
17. 2022-10-28 | BEN SMITH "NUDE MALE SKETCH" M/M ON PAPER | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $400
18. 2022-10-08 | Ben Smith \(American/Georgia, b. 1941\), "Figure with Red Sticks" | New Orleans Auction Galleries | $850
19. 2021-11-14 | Ben Smith, Monumental Woodblock Print | Helmuth Stone | N/A
20. 2021-10-23 | BEN SMITH "FOUR HORSEMEN" LARGE WOODBLOCK PRINT | Ahlers & Ogletree Inc. | $850
21. 2021-10-07 | Ben Smith \(American/Georgia, b. 1941\) | Neal Auction Company | $100
22. 2021-07-24 | Ben Smith 'Staring Directly Into..' Mixed Media on Paper | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $150
23. 2021-07-24 | Ben Smith 'Water Pistol Attack..' Mixed Media on Paper | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $125
24. 2021-07-24 | Ben Smith 'The Ruby Slippers..' Mixed Media on Paper | Atlanta Auction Gallery, ltd | $125

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https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/ben-smith/seo-profile