Josh Smith

American | 1976

Josh Smith is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1976. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Anton Kern Gallery in New York. Numerous key galleries and museums such as The Drawing Center have featured Josh Smith's work in the past.Josh Smith's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 43 USD to 296,576 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 2008 the record price for this artist at auction is 296,576 USD for Untitled, sold at Phillips London in 2021. In the past 12 months, his paintings have averaged 18,896 USD.Josh Smith has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for ArtDaily in March 2025.

Featured for Sale

Big Fish ,2013

By Josh Smith

Pinto Gallery

Devil ,2019

By Josh Smith

Christie's New York

Untitled

By Josh Smith

Seoul Auction

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled ,2014

By Josh Smith

+33%

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UNTITLED ,2005

By Josh Smith

+2%

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Untitled ,2014

By Josh Smith

+24%

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Upcoming Lots

Untitled ,2020

By Josh Smith

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Devil ,2019

By Josh Smith

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Untitled

By Josh Smith

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Recent Auction Results

Untitled ,2015

By Josh Smith

-77%

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Untitled ,2006

By Josh Smith

-68%

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Untitled ,2021

By Josh Smith

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Current Exhibitions

Drawings and Prints

Galerie Eva Presenhuber, Vienna

Vienna | Austria

Mar 21,2025 - May 10,2025

Ringier Collection 1995 鈥� 2025

Langen Foundation

Neuss | Germany

Apr 13,2025 - Oct 05,2025

Past Exhibitions

Love Poems: Curated by Chris Martin (Singing In Unison, Part 11)

Anton Kern Gallery

New York | USA

Mar 12,2025 - Apr 26,2025

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Articles

ArtDaily 24/03/2025

Galerie Eva Presenhuber is presenting Zeichnungen und Drucke / Drawings and Prints, a group exhibition exploring different approaches to drawing and print, demonstrating the range and richness of these mediums on various types of paper and wood.

Hyperallergic 20/03/2025

Alongside the International Fine Print Dealers Association鈥檚 annual fair, a slew of shows and events pay homage to the medium, from Black artists in Mexico to printmaking鈥檚 dynamic duos.

Observer 20/02/2025

While some buyers may skip the early March fairs to prep for Art Basel鈥檚 return to Hong Kong in a few weeks, this month's art fair calendar has something to offer collectors at every level.

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Coverage

鈥� ..Smith is perhaps best known for paintings featuring his name writ large, the letters of which fluctuate between signifiers of the name and abstracted forms... 鈥�
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Luhring Augustine, Chelsea

鈥� ..Encompassing oils, drawings, prints, posters, artist books and sculptures, some of which are representational, others of which are abstract, Smith鈥檚 output varies widely but is always possessed of an innate... 鈥�
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Xavier Hufkens, 6 rue St-Georges

鈥� ..Smith frequently uses his own name as a visual trope running through his work, making it both an image and a signifier of his identity... 鈥�
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Zabludowicz Collection, London

鈥� ..Smith combines the topos of vitality in painting with a critique of his own means of expression, the eccentrics and self-mythologization of `bad painting` with the knowledge of art as appropriation and... 鈥�
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MUMOK, Museum Moderner Kunst Stiftung Ludwig

鈥� ..Smith describes his use of gouache and the bright palette of many of the works as 鈥渃oncentrated vibrant watercolor.鈥� Unlike in oil painting, the colors do not get muddy... 鈥�
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Deitch Studios