Lionel Smit Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Lionel Smit Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 23, 2026
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Portrait
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Portrait 2010 signed, dated, numbered 4/20 and bears the artist's stamp bronze with a brown patina, on a steel base height: 38,5cm excluding base, 50cm including base; width: 25cm; depth: 28cm
Strauss & Co
Jun. 23, 2026
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Portrait of Dawid Ras
Est: R180,000 - R220,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Portrait of Dawid Ras 2010 signed and dated oil on canvas 120 by 120 by 4cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Mar. 24, 2026
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Unseen Revision
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Unseen Revision 2025 signed and dated oil on canvas 100 by 80 by 5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Dec. 10, 2025
Lionel SMIT
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Lionel SMIT Remerge - 2021 Bronze, Edition 2/12 Signé, daté et numéroté à la base "Lionel Smit 2021 2/12" 40 x 26 x 16 cm Bronze, Edition 2/12 Signed, dated and numbered at the base "Lionel Smit 2021 2/12" 15,75 x 10,24 x 9,84 in. Provenance : Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste par l'actuel propriétaire Un certificat signé de l'artiste sera remis à l'acquéreur FR Lionel Smit, né à Pretoria en Afrique du Sud, est un artiste contemporain sud-africain reconnu pour ses portraits puissants et ses sculptures où figuratif et abstraction se conjuguent. Il travaille à la fois la peinture et la sculpture, explorant l’identité et la mémoire à travers des formes humaines hybrides. Ses toiles monumentales superposent couleur, texture et perspectives pour créer des figures vibrantes et poétiques. En sculpture, il utilise le bronze, coulé selon la technique de la cire perdue, et le patine avec des teintes intenses – bleu, vert, turquoise – qui dialoguent avec ses peintures. Son processus physique et d’exploration use de plusieurs techniques en parallèle pour capturer le mouvement et l’énergie. Ses œuvres monumentales investissent l’espace public, comme Morphous à New York en 2017. Il superpose abstraction et réalisme pour donner vie à des portraits expressifs et profondément humains. La combinaison peinture-sculpture crée un langage unique, reconnaissable entre tous. EN Lionel Smit, born in Pretoria, South Africa, is a contemporary artist celebrated for his striking portraits and sculptures that blend figurative and abstract elements. Working across both painting and sculpture, he explores themes of identity and memory through hybrid human forms. His monumental canvases layer colour, texture, and perspective to create vibrant, poetic figures, while his sculptures—cast in bronze using the lost-wax technique—are patinated in intense hues of blue, green, and turquoise that echo his paintings. Smit’s physical and exploratory process employs multiple techniques simultaneously to capture movement and energy. His large-scale works have been installed in public spaces, including Morphous in New York in 2017. By combining abstract and realistic approaches, he renders his portraits both expressive and deeply human. The interplay of painting and sculpture forms a distinctive visual language that is immediately recognisable. Lionel SMIT
Artcurial
May. 27, 2025
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Broken Submerge
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Broken Submerge signed, numbered 3/12 and impressed with the Bronz Editions foundry mark bronze with a brown and verdigris patina, on a painted steel base height: 67cm excluding base, 82cm including base; width: 48cm; depth: 29cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 12, 2025
Lionel Smit (South Africa 1982-), Portrait of a woman
Est: R220,000 - R280,000
oil on canvas
Aspire Art
Dec. 05, 2024
Lionel SMIT
Est: €4,000 - €6,000
Lionel SMIT Untitled - 2011 Acrylique sur toile Signée et datée en bas à gauche "Lionel Smit 2011" 80 x 80 cm Acrylic on canvas; signed and dated lower left 'Lionel Smit 2011" 31,5 x 31,5 in. Provenance : Acquis directement auprès de l'artiste par l'actuel propriétaire Lionel SMIT
Artcurial
Nov. 09, 2024
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Insight
Est: R90,000 - R110,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Insight signed and dated 2024; signed and dated on the reverse; accompanied by a Everard Read certificate of authenticity, inscribed with the artist's name, the title, date and medium oil and spray paint on linen 60 by 60 by 4,5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Sep. 11, 2024
Lionel Smit , 'Small Malay Girl with Holes'
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
resin, fibreglass and hand finished automotive paint on steel base (116 x 34 x 53 cm including base) Qty: (1) Provenance: Private collection, Johannesburg. ABOUT THE ARTWORK The Small Malay Girl with Holes edition was initially part of an installation called Accumulation of Disorder, which was first exhibited at The University of Stellenbosch Gallery in 2012, and then at Lionel Smit’s first solo exhibition with Everard Read in 2013 titled Accumulation. The installation later travelled to the USA, where it was exhibited at the Miami Art Fair and was also included in the artist’s solo exhibition, Obscura at the Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) in Miami in 2018. The installation was a powerful visual exploration of identity and multiculturalism, focusing on the Cape Malay community of Cape Town. It featured multiple sculpted heads, each with distinct colours, textures, and expressions, symbolising the diverse and dynamic nature of individual identities within a collective cultural framework. The arrangement of the heads in a group highlighted the tension between individual uniqueness and shared heritage, inviting viewers to contemplate how identity is both personal and communal, fluid and fixed. OBSCURA exhibition installation at the Museum of Contemporary Art Miami, 8 March to 6 May 2019. The overall condition is good.
Aspire Art
Mar. 19, 2024
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Head
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Head signed, dated 2010, numbered 2/12 and bears the Lionel Smit foundry mark bronze with green patina on a metal base height: 56cm excluding base, 80cm including base; width: 48cm; depth: 27cm
Strauss & Co
Mar. 06, 2024
Lionel Smit (South Africa 1982-), Portrait behind lines
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
oil on canvas
Aspire Art
Nov. 02, 2023
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Resettle Series
Est: R160,000 - R180,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Resettle Series 2023 inscribed with the artist's name on the the stretcher on the reverse; accompanied by a Lionel Smit Studio certificate of authenticity oil on linen canvas 80 by 80cm excluding frame; 82,5 by 82,5 by 6,5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Oct. 15, 2022
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Divergence #1
Est: R50,000 - R70,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Divergence #1 signed, dated 2020 and numbered 3/12 bronze, on a steel base height: 26cm excluding base; 27cm including the base; width: 27cm; depth: 24cm
Strauss & Co
Sep. 21, 2022
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Residue Series
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Residue Series signed and dated 2010 oil on canvas 170,5 by 130 by 5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Sep. 21, 2022
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Three Profiles
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Three Profiles signed, dated 2012, numbered 2/12 and stamped with the FusionFive foundry mark bronze with blue patina on a Perspex base height: 26cm excluding base; height: 30cm including base
Strauss & Co
Sep. 20, 2022
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Divulge
Est: R90,000 - R120,000
2010 signed and numbered 1/12 resin with oil paint on a metal base height including base: 190cm
Strauss & Co
Apr. 05, 2022
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Morphous, maquette
Est: R40,000 - R60,000
signed, dated 2014, numbered 21/50 and impressed with the Fusion Five foundry mark bronze with a blue patina on a granite base height: 11,5cm excluding base, 14,5cm including base; width: 22,5cm; depth: 10,5cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 11, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Merge Series (Yellow)
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
signed and dated 2010 oil on canvas 170 by 130 by 5,5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Oct. 11, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Conceal #4
Est: R150,000 - R200,000
signed and dated 2012 oil on canvas 170 by 130 by 5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Oct. 11, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Untitled (Blue Portrait)
Est: R60,000 - R80,000
signed oil on canvas 50 by 50 by 5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Oct. 08, 2021
Lionel Smit (1982), Radiate
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
Lionel Smit 1982, Radiate, Studio Painting, South Africa, oil on canvas, signed by the artist, dimensions: 165 x 165 cm.
Amadeus Auction
Sep. 22, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Formation Series #2
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
signed, dated 2016 and numbered 12/20 in pencil in the margin etching image size: 57 by 39cm; sheet size: 74,5 by 57cm; 87,5 by 69 by 5cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jul. 12, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Silkscreen #15
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
signed, dated 2014, and numbered 9/10 in pencil in the margin silkscreen image size: 70 by 69cm; 89 by 88 by 6cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Jul. 11, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Red and Blue Rorschach
Est: R10,000 - R15,000
signed and numbered 17/25 in pencil in the margin gicleé print on archival paper image size: 24 by 19cm; 39,5 by 34 by 2cm including frame
Strauss & Co
May. 17, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Shift Series #1 Fragment
Est: R50,000 - R70,000
signed, dated 2011, numbered 1/1 and stamped with the foundry mark bronze with a green patina on powder-coated steel base height: 37cm excluding base; 49cm including base; width: 26cm; depth: 20cm
Strauss & Co
May. 14, 2021
Lionel Smit (1982 South Africa) Studio Painting "Radiate" | Lionel Smit( 1982 Südafrika) Studio Painting "Radiate"
Est: €25,000 - €30,000
Lionel Smit (1982 South Africa) oil on linen, 165 x 165 cm, | Lionel Smit 1982 Südafrika) Studio Painting "Radiate", vom Künstler signiert, 165 x 165 cm
Amadeus Auction
May. 14, 2021
Lionel Smit (1982 South Africa) "Fragmented Reoccurence"8/8 | Lionel Smit (1982 Südafrika) "Fragmented Reoccurence"8/8
Est: €10,000 - €12,000
Lionel Smit (1982 South Africa) bronze head, 71 x 59 x 97 cm | Lionel Smit (1982 Südafrika) Bronze Kopf, vom Künstler signiert, 71 x 59 x 97 cm
Amadeus Auction
Apr. 21, 2021
Lionel Smit (South Africa 1982-) Revisions, 2020
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
signed and numbered 19/20 in pencil along the bottom margin; accompanied by a certificate of authenticity signed by the artist
Aspire Art
Apr. 13, 2021
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Fragment Series #1
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
signed and dated 09 oil on canvas 70 by 70 by 4cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Nov. 10, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Delineation
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
signed, dated 2014 and numbered 3/12 resin hand finished with automotive paint height: 64cm excluding base; base: 15cm
Strauss & Co
Nov. 10, 2020
Lionel Smit and Laurie Wiid van Heerden; South African 1982- and 1987-; Collaboration Bench
Est: R250,000 - R350,000
electro galvanized and bent 5mm mild steel, with a high quality automotive paint finish, assembled with polished stainless steel fittings height: 46cm; length: 300cm; width: 28,5cm
Strauss & Co
Nov. 10, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Disclose
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
signed, dated 2013 and numbered 5/24 in pencil in the margin gicleé print on archival paper, hand finished by the artist 60 by 60cm excluding frame; 76 by 76 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Nov. 10, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Ashen #2
Est: R15,000 - R20,000
signed, dated 2013 and numbered 1/12 in pencil in the margin gicleé print on archival paper, hand finished by the artist 60 by 60cm excluding frame; 76 by 76 by 4cm including frame
Strauss & Co
Sep. 22, 2020
PORTRAIT IN GREY
Est: R50,000 - R80,000
Lionel Smit (South African 1982 -) PORTRAIT IN GREY signed and dated 2006 oil on canvas laid down on board 152,5 by 49,5cm
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 04, 2020
PORTRAIT
Est: R20,000 - R30,000
Lionel Smit (South African 1982 -) PORTRAIT signed and dated 2003; inscribed with details from previous auction oil on canvas Trent Art Gallery, 2003 PROVENANCE CatPals Art Auction, Trent Art Gallery, Pretoria, 2003 70,5 by 70,5cm
Stephan Welz & Co
Aug. 04, 2020
PORTRAIT OF A MAN
Est: R2,500 - R3,500
Lionel Smit (South African 1982 -) PORTRAIT OF A MAN signed, dated 2005 and editoned A.P in pencil in the margin etching CatPals, Trent Art Gallery, Pretoria, 2005 PROVENANCE CatPals Auction, Trent Art Gallery, Pretoria, 2005 sheet size: 35 by 24,5cm
Stephan Welz & Co
Jul. 27, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Blue Portrait
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
signed and dated 2011 oil on canvas 165 by 230 by 5cm
Strauss & Co
Jul. 27, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Divert #1
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
signed, dated 2011 and numbered 1/12 bronze with a dark brown patina on a steel base height: 180cm including base; width: 50cm; depth: 50cm
Strauss & Co
Jul. 27, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Flake Head
Est: R80,000 - R120,000
signed and numbered 9/12 painted resin and fibreglass on steel base height: 52cm including base; width: 28cm; depth: 29cm
Strauss & Co
Jul. 27, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Revert
Est: R250,000 - R350,000
signed and dated 2013 oil on canvas 190 by 190 by 6cm, unframed
Strauss & Co
Jul. 27, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Submerge Fragmented Mask
Est: R60,000 - R90,000
signed, dated 2011 and numbered 6/12 bronze with a brown patina on granite base height: 41cm including base; width: 20cm; depth: 20cm
Strauss & Co
May. 11, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Grey Portrait
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
signed and dated 2010; oil on canvas; 200 by 149cm
Strauss & Co
May. 11, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Yellow Boy
Est: R120,000 - R160,000
signed and dated 2011; oil on canvas; 100,5 by 100,5cm
Strauss & Co
May. 11, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Small Malay Girl
Est: R100,000 - R150,000
signed, dated 2010, and numbered 12/12; bronze, mounted on a steel base; height: 78cm including base; base: 15,5cm
Strauss & Co
May. 11, 2020
Lionel Smit; South African 1982-; Portrait
Est: R70,000 - R90,000
signed and dated '09; Die Dorpstraat Gallery label adhered to the reverse; oil on canvas; 80 by 80cm
Strauss & Co
Feb. 15, 2020
Lionel Smit , South African 1982- - Rorschach Divided #2
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Rorschach Divided #2 signed and dated 2013; inscribed with the title on the stretcher and further inscribed with the details on an Everard Read label adhered to the reverse oil on canvas 130 by 170cm
Strauss & Co
Feb. 15, 2020
Lionel Smit , South African 1982- - Rorschach Divided #1
Est: R200,000 - R300,000
Lionel Smit South African 1982- Rorschach Divided #1 signed and dated 2013; inscribed with the title on the stretcher and further inscribed with the details on an Everard Read label on the reverse oil on canvas 130 by 170cm
Strauss & Co
Oct. 19, 2019
Lionel Smit - Portrait of a Woman
Est: R50,000 - R70,000
Lionel Smit Portrait of a Woman signed and dated 2008 oil on canvas 80 by 80 by 5,5cm, unframed
Strauss & Co

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