# Donald A. Smith - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T04:54:16.909Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 25
- Lots with prices: 25
- First auction date: 2010-09-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-02-05
- Median realised price: $480
- Price range: $100 to $1,800

## Market Takeaway
Donald A. Smith has 25 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $480. Category concentration is still broad. Last 12 months recorded 3 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 \($480\) as a typical result and the typical low/high band \($300 to $720\) 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: 88% (22 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 12% (3 sales)
- $10,000\+: 0% (0 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 3
- Previous 12 months sales: 3
- Recent 12 months median: $300
- Previous 12 months median: $650
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-02-05
- Days since latest sale: 83
- Market velocity: steady

## Top Auction Houses
- Waddington's: 18 lots
- A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals: 3 lots
- Westbridge Fine Art Auction House: 2 lots
- Hughes Auctions: 1 lots
- Region Fine Art: 1 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-02-05 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, B.1917\), WOODS IN OCTOBER | Waddington's | CA$400
2. 2025-08-24 | Donald Appelbe Smith \(1917\-2002\) Oil on Canvas, Board Rocks and Forest Stream, 1979 | Hughes Auctions | $300
3. 2025-05-08 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, B.1917\), BEECH 4TH LINE ALBION | Waddington's | CA$300
4. 2025-04-02 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, B. 1917\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$650
5. 2025-04-02 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, B. 1917\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$400
6. 2025-04-02 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, B. 1917\) | A. H. Wilkens Auctions & Appraisals | CA$800
7. 2021-10-18 | Donald Appelbe Smith \(1917\) Ontario 1950 | Region Fine Art | CA$100
8. 2021-05-30 | Donald Appelbe Smith \- Bright Channel | Westbridge Fine Art Auction House | CA$275
9. 2021-05-30 | Donald Appelbe Smith \- Spring Forest \- Rosseau, 1979 | Westbridge Fine Art Auction House | CA$500
10. 2018-03-22 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), MOUNTAIN RANGE \- COAST RANGE, B.C., ACRYLIC ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘83 VERSO, 24 x 30 in — 61 x 76.2 cm | Waddington's | CA$720
11. 2017-11-09 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), SUNLIT CREEK, ACRYLIC ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘89 VERSO, 20 x 24 in — 50.8 x 61 cm | Waddington's | CA$660
12. 2017-11-09 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), REMNANTS OF AUTUMN, ACRYLIC ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘89 VERSO, 24 x 30 in — 61 x 76.2 cm | Waddington's | CA$1,440
13. 2016-11-10 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), BEECH 4TH LINE ALBION, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘75 VERSO, 8" x 12" — 20.3 x 30.5 cm. | Waddington's | CA$350
14. 2016-04-28 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), WINTER INTERLUDE, MUSKOKA \- 91\-92, ACRYLIC ON CANVAS; SIGNED LOWER LEFT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘919\-92 VERSO, 24 " x 36" — 61 x 91.4 cm. | Waddington's | CA$1,800
15. 2016-03-10 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), MIDSUMMER, DYSON LAKE, MUSKOKA, ACRYLIC ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘91 VERSO, 24" x 30" — 61 x 76.2 cm. | Waddington's | CA$1,140
16. 2016-03-10 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), FALL PAINTING \- ONTARIO LAKE, OIL ON CANVAS BOARD; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED APRIL ‘79 VERSO, 24" x 36" — 61 x 91.4 cm. | Waddington's | CA$960
17. 2016-03-10 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), WINTER COLOUR \- ADJALA, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED ‘79 VERSO, 20" x 24" — 50.8 x 61 cm. | Waddington's | CA$900
18. 2016-01-28 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), ROCK LAKE, OIL ON CANVAS BOARD; SIGNED LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO, 18" x 24" — 45.7 x 61 cm. | Waddington's | CA$660
19. 2016-01-28 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), WARM OCTOBER \- DYSON LAKE, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED AND DATED ‘78 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO ARTIST LABEL VERSO, 16" x 20" — 40.6 x 50.8 cm. | Waddington's | CA$720
20. 2015-08-27 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), FIRST FROST, OIL ON BOARD; SIGNED AND DATED /64 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED VERSO, 20" x 24" — 50.8 x 61 cm. | Waddington's | CA$450
21. 2015-08-27 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\), EVENING MARSH COUNTRY, OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED AND DATED ‘70 LOWER RIGHT; TITLED TO LABEL VERSO \- Inventory \#27, 10" x 12" — 25.4 x 30.5 cm. | Waddington's | CA$204
22. 2015-06-25 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-?\), UNTITLED \(MORNING CALM\), OIL ON MASONITE; SIGNED AND DATED ‘65 LOWER RIGHT; ALSO SIGNED AND DATED /65 VERSO, 10" x 21.5" — 25.4 x 54.6 cm. | Waddington's | CA$264
23. 2010-11-18 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\) WINTER | Waddington's | CA$480
24. 2010-09-23 | DONALD APPELBE SMITH \(CANADIAN, 1917\-\) BIRCHES; | Waddington's | CA$162

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