# Hughie Lee\-Smith - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-04-29T07:48:45.387Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 265
- Lots with prices: 225
- First auction date: 2004-03-31
- Latest auction date: 2026-03-20
- Median realised price: $11,875
- Price range: $750 to $365,000

## Market Takeaway
Hughie Lee-Smith shows deep auction liquidity with 264 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $11,250. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 28 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-29.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($11,250\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $4,250 and $40,000.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 1.3% (3 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 45.5% (102 sales)
- $10,000\+: 53.1% (119 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 28
- Previous 12 months sales: 25
- Recent 12 months median: $10,625
- Previous 12 months median: $9,375
- Median shift: 13.3%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-29
- Days since latest sale: 20
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Swann Auction Galleries: 199 lots
- Black Art Auction: 16 lots
- Bruce Teleky Inc.: 11 lots
- DuMouchelles: 8 lots
- Christie's: 6 lots
- Heritage Auctions: 5 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 4 lots
- STAIR: 3 lots
- Bonhams: 2 lots
- Kamelot Auctions: 2 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2024-11-26 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915 \- 1999\) Woman in Profile with Two Masks. | Swann Auction Galleries | $9,375
2. 2026-03-20 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(American, 1915\-1999\) Oil on Linen 1996, 'The Yellow Dress', H 40" W 50" Frame Size: H 47" W 57" Depth 2" | DuMouchelles | $75,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-hughie-lee-smith-american-1915-1999-oil-on-linen-1996-the-yellow-dress-h-40-w-50-frame-size-h-47-w-57-depth-2-1010-c-633cc9c410
3. 2026-01-29 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, Landscape, circa 1939. | Swann Auction Galleries | $3,048
4. 2026-01-29 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, Landscape, 1939. | Swann Auction Galleries | $4,064
5. 2025-12-13 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, 1915\-1999, untitled | Black Art Auction | $750
6. 2025-10-28 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, Portrait of a Woman | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $5,500
7. 2025-10-28 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, Portrait | Toomey & Co. Auctioneers | $7,500
8. 2025-10-07 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(1915\-1999\), Untitled, 1995. | Swann Auction Galleries | $30,480
9. 2025-10-07 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(1915\-1999\), The Promise, 1989. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,794
10. 2025-10-07 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(1914\-1999\), Untitled \(Still Life with Oranges\), circa 1975. | Swann Auction Galleries | $22,860
11. 2025-10-07 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(1914\-1999\), Untitled \(Seated Young Woman\), circa 1970. | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,795
12. 2025-09-27 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
13. 2025-08-30 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
14. 2025-07-29 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
15. 2025-07-18 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915\-1999\). Cityscape with Head. oil on board8 1/8 x 18 i | Christie's | $35,280
16. 2025-06-28 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
17. 2025-06-26 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915 \- 1999\) The Promise. | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,125
18. 2025-06-14 | Hughie Lee\-Smith, 1915\-1999, Still Life with Bananas | Black Art Auction | $17,000
19. 2025-06-05 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915 \- 1999\) Head \(Features in Outline\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $2,125
20. 2025-06-05 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915 \- 1999\) Untitled \(Abstract Colored Face\). | Swann Auction Galleries | $10,625
21. 2025-06-05 | HUGHIE LEE\-SMITH \(1915 \- 1999\) Interlude. | Swann Auction Galleries | $112,500
22. 2025-05-24 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A
23. 2025-04-30 | Hughie Lee\-Smith \(1915\-1999\) Portrait of Man 19 7/8 x 15 7/8 in. \(50.5 x 40.3 cm.\) \(Painted circa 1949.\) | Bonhams | $18,000
24. 2025-04-23 | Hughie Lee\-Smith "The Promise" | Bruce Teleky Inc. | N/A

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