Guy Grey-Smith Auction Prices and Value Guide
Guy Grey-Smith auction prices are tracked in Appraisily's artist market index, with source-directory coverage of 438 records. Use this page to review sold-lot activity, market context, and valuation factors before requesting a formal appraisal.
Guy Grey-Smith auction prices: quick answer
Guy Grey-Smith auction prices depend on medium, size, date, condition, provenance, edition details, attribution confidence, and recent comparable auction sales.
- Artist
- Guy Grey-Smith
- Source records
- 438
- Market update
- 2026-02-06
Guy Grey-Smith market snapshot
Guy Grey-Smith shows deep auction liquidity with 292 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $1,200. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 63 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-15.
Realized price distribution
- Under $1,000 (46.4% · 115 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000 (30.6% · 76 sales)
- $10,000+ (23.0% · 57 sales)
- Median sale (last 12 months)
- $900
- Sales recorded (last 12 months)
- 63
- Median shift vs prior year
- 0.0%
- Latest recorded sale
- 2026-01-15
Artist context
About Guy Grey-Smith
Born
1916
Died
1981
Nationality
Australian
Also known as
Guy Grey Smith, Smith, Guy Grey
Guy Grey-Smith (1916–1981) was an Australian visual artist associated with the development of modernism in Western Australia. Public reference sources identify him as a painter, printmaker and ceramicist, so collectors may encounter his name across more than one medium rather than only on canvas. Authority records maintained through Wikidata, VIAF and Getty ULAN distinguish him as the Australian artist also catalogued under forms such as Guy Grey Smith and Smith, Guy Grey. His significance is most clearly framed in the available source pack through his role in Western Australian modernism, although that description is currently supported chiefly by a secondary reference and would benefit from museum or scholarly confirmation. The breadth of his practice helps explain why auction searches may surface paintings, prints and ceramics under variant name forms. Appraisily therefore treats identity matching—especially spelling, hyphenation, life dates and medium—as an essential first step before comparing works or interpreting market records.
Western Australian modernismPaintingPrintmakingCeramics
Common works and media
Works encountered under Grey-Smith’s name may include paintings, prints and ceramics—the three practices identified in the collected biography. Search and catalog matching should allow for the hyphenated form Guy Grey-Smith and authority-file variants Guy Grey Smith and Smith, Guy Grey. The source pack does not establish recurring subjects, named series, edition practices, favored supports or signature conventions, so those details should be verified from the object and stronger cataloguing sources.
Market and appraisal context
For appraisal purposes, the first task is to establish that an object belongs to the Guy Grey-Smith record rather than merely carrying a similar name or later attribution. Medium and work type matter because the available biography identifies painting, printmaking and ceramics as distinct parts of his practice; each should be compared with like-for-like auction material. Appraisily’s input indicates 438 auction records associated with the artist, but the public artist page was rate-limited during collection and supplied no individual lot descriptions, sale dates, realized prices or comparable-lot detail. The source pack therefore supports broad category matching, not a price trend or prediction. A defensible appraisal should verify the artist identity, classify the work correctly, and then examine relevant public auction records and object-level evidence when those records are available.
Auction categories and appraisal factors
Common auction categories
- Paintings
- Prints
- Ceramics
Value drivers
- Correct artist identity and matching of hyphenated or alternate name forms
- Medium and work-type comparability across paintings, prints and ceramics
- Relevant comparable public auction records when lot-level records are available
Appraisal caveats
- The collected Appraisily artist-page request returned HTTP 429, so no individual auction lots, sale dates, realized prices or price trends were available for verification.
- The input reports 438 associated auction records, but the source pack does not expose enough lot-level evidence to assess category distribution or market performance.
- No artist-specific evidence concerning condition, provenance, editions, subjects, dimensions, signatures or date-related market effects was present in the collected sources.
Evidence
Sources for artist context
This source-grounded artist context is based on collected public records: medium confidence, adequate source quality.
- Wikidata library authority
- VIAF library authority
- Getty Vocabulary Program library authority
- Wikipedia wikipedia
- Appraisily appraisily artist page
Data basis
This page is built from Appraisily's public auction market index. Private transactions, incomplete sale feeds, and attribution changes may not be fully represented.
Artist value FAQ
How much is Guy Grey-Smith worth?
Comparable public auction sales are the best starting point, but final value depends on the specific artwork, condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence.
Can Appraisily value my Guy Grey-Smith artwork?
Yes. Appraisily can review photos, dimensions, signatures, condition, provenance, and comparable market data to prepare a current valuation.