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  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Mirage No.4 - 2005, oil on linen, 92 x 92 cm (frame: 95.5 x 95.5 cm)
    Feb. 25, 2025

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Mirage No.4 - 2005, oil on linen, 92 x 92 cm (frame: 95.5 x 95.5 cm)

    Est: $6,000 - $10,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Mirage No.4 - 2005 oil on linen signed, dated and titled verso

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Slip, 1990, lithograph, ed. 6/10, 45.5 x 104.5 cm. (17.9 x 41.1 in.), frame: 114 x 149 x 3 cm. (44.8 x 58.6 x 1.1 in.)
    Nov. 27, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Slip, 1990, lithograph, ed. 6/10, 45.5 x 104.5 cm. (17.9 x 41.1 in.), frame: 114 x 149 x 3 cm. (44.8 x 58.6 x 1.1 in.)

    Est: $400 - $600

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Slip, 1990 lithograph, ed. 6/10 signed and dated lower right

    Lawsons
  • John Firth-Smith, (b. 1943), Landscape Study No. 2, 1969, oil on canvas, 59 x 74 cm
    Aug. 27, 2024

    John Firth-Smith, (b. 1943), Landscape Study No. 2, 1969, oil on canvas, 59 x 74 cm

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    John Firth-Smith (b. 1943) Landscape Study No. 2, 1969 oil on canvas titled, dated and signed verso 'Landscape Study 2, 1969, JFS'

    Shapiro Auctioneers
  • John Firth-Smith, Australia (b. 1943), Eos 1986, Lithograph ed. 1/10
    Aug. 26, 2024

    John Firth-Smith, Australia (b. 1943), Eos 1986, Lithograph ed. 1/10

    Est: $400 - $600

    John Firth-Smith Australia (b. 1943) Eos 1986 Lithograph ed. 1/10 Signed, titled & dated lower margin

    Theodore Bruce Auctioneers & Valuers
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Imp' 1990, Mixed Media on Paper, 57x36cm (sheet)
    Aug. 25, 2024

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Imp' 1990, Mixed Media on Paper, 57x36cm (sheet)

    Est: $200 - $400

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Imp' 1990 Mixed Media on Paper 57x36cm (sheet)

    Davidson Auctions
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Rhythms #2 2002
    Jun. 26, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Rhythms #2 2002

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    PROPERTY FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION, MELBOURNE JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943 Rhythms #2 2002 oil on linen 91.5 x 274.0 cm signed, dated and inscribed verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH/ "RHYTHMS #2"/ OIL ON LINEN 3' x 9'/ SYDNEY 2002/ Firth-Smith 02/ #521

    Menzies
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)
    Jun. 26, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)

    Est: $200 - $400

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 signed, titled, dated and numbered below image: 17/100 "tune" Firth-Smith 87 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)
    Jun. 04, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)

    Est: $500 - $700

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Tune 1987 lithograph, ed. 17/100 signed, titled, dated and numbered below image: 17/100 "tune" Firth-Smith 87 57 x 76cm (sheet); 91 x 107cm (framed)

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Mirage No.4 - 2005, oil on linen, 92 x 92 cm (frame: 95.5 x 95.5 cm)
    May. 28, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, (1943 -), Mirage No.4 - 2005, oil on linen, 92 x 92 cm (frame: 95.5 x 95.5 cm)

    Est: $6,000 - $10,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Mirage No.4 - 2005 oil on linen signed, dated and titled verso

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH - SOON - OIL ON LINEN
    May. 21, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH - SOON - OIL ON LINEN

    Est: $18,000 - $25,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (B.1943) SOON Signed, titled and dated 86 verso Oil on linen 306 x 122cm Estimate $18,000/25,000 AUD

    GFL Fine Art
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) - Alvis, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 4/30 56 x 76 cm, (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm)
    Apr. 07, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) - Alvis, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 4/30 56 x 76 cm, (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm)

    Est: $400 - $600

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Alvis, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 4/30 56 x 76 cm, (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm) signed and dated lower right

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) - Janaway, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 10/30 56 x 76 cm, each (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm)
    Apr. 07, 2024

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) - Janaway, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 10/30 56 x 76 cm, each (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm)

    Est: $400 - $600

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Janaway, 1981 etching and aquatint, ed. 10/30 56 x 76 cm, each (frame: 74 x 94 x 3 cm) signed and dated lower right

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Moment, 1986 monotype, ed. 1/1 41 x105 cm (frame: 97 x 132 x 7 cm) signed and dated lower right
    Nov. 16, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Moment, 1986 monotype, ed. 1/1 41 x105 cm (frame: 97 x 132 x 7 cm) signed and dated lower right

    Est: $800 - $1,200

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Moment, 1986 monotype, ed. 1/1 41 x105 cm (frame: 97 x 132 x 7 cm) signed and dated lower right

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAME SIZE: 67 X 79CM
    Oct. 19, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAME SIZE: 67 X 79CM

    Est: $700 - $1,000

    JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAME SIZE: 67 X 79CM

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..
    Oct. 19, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..

    Est: $600 - $900

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE: 88 X 107CM PROVENANCE: LAWSON MENZIES, 2006

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..
    Oct. 12, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..

    Est: $1,000 - $2,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE: 88 X 107CM PROVENANCE: LAWSON MENZIES, 2006

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAMED: 67 X 79CM
    Oct. 12, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAMED: 67 X 79CM

    Est: $1,000 - $1,500

    JOHN FIRTH SMITH, MRS HEADLAND 1965, ACRYLIC AND CHARCOAL ON PAPER, SIGNED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 49 X 62CM, FRAMED: 67 X 79CM

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..
    Oct. 05, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE:..

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, NEAR BUTCHER'S CAMP 1981, GOUACHE ON PAPER, SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED LOWER RIGHT, 56.5 X 76CM (SHEET), FRAME SIZE: 88 X 107CM PROVENANCE: LAWSON MENZIES, 2006

    Leonard Joel
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'On Starboard II,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm
    Aug. 20, 2023

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'On Starboard II,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm

    Est: $6,000 - $9,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'On Starboard II,' 2012. Signed verso, with additional inscriptions (#1252). Oil on Linen 76x214cm

    Davidson Auctions
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Myth,' 1990., Lithograph 7/50, 29x52.5cm (image)
    Jul. 09, 2023

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Myth,' 1990., Lithograph 7/50, 29x52.5cm (image)

    Est: $100 - $200

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Myth,' 1990. Lithograph 7/50 29x52.5cm (image)

    Davidson Auctions
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Hamburger,' 1965., Oil on Paper, 49.5x61cm
    Jul. 09, 2023

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Hamburger,' 1965., Oil on Paper, 49.5x61cm

    Est: $450 - $750

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Hamburger,' 1965. Artist studio stamp verso. Note: tear to sheet, upper left corner. The artwork comes with original frame with National Gallery of Victoria label and various inscriptions and artist stamp. Oil on Paper 49.5x61cm PROVENANCE: The Estate of Ray Hughes, Sydney.

    Davidson Auctions
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Sun Line 1970
    Jun. 28, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Sun Line 1970

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943 Sun Line 1970 oil on canvas 84.0 x 173.5 cm signed, dated and inscribed verso: John Firth-Smith/ Firth-Smith/ 'Sun Line' 70

    Menzies
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Night Wind 1985
    Mar. 29, 2023

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943, Night Wind 1985

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943 Night Wind 1985 oil on linen 91.5 x 182.5 cm signed, dated and inscribed verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH/ ''NIGHT WIND''/ 1985/ OIL ON LINEN 3' x 6'/ SYDNEY/ Firth-Smith 85

    Menzies
  • John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)
    Sep. 13, 2022

    John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Scrub and Rub Slipway, 1977 mixed media on paper, titled, signed and dated l.r.c. 'Scrub and Rub Slipway, Firth Smith '77'

    Shapiro Auctioneers
  • John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)
    Sep. 13, 2022

    John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)

    Est: $3,000 - $5,000

    Race 2, Rudder Failure Before The Mark, 1984 mixed media on paper, titled l.c. 'Race 2, Rudder Failure Before The Mark', signed and dated l.r.c. 'Firth Smith '84/28'

    Shapiro Auctioneers
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'On Starboard II,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm
    Aug. 21, 2022

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'On Starboard II,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'On Starboard II,' 2012. Signed verso, with additional inscriptions (#1252). Oil on Linen 76x214cm

    Davidson Auctions
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso
    Jul. 28, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Sleeping Boats 1 1975 pastel on paper
    Jun. 28, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Sleeping Boats 1 1975 pastel on paper

    Est: $4,000 - $6,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Sleeping Boats 1 1975 pastel on paper signed and titled lower right: Firth-Smith Sleeping Boats 67.5 x 140cm PROVENANCE: Gallery A, Sydney 1975 Private collection, Sydney

    Leonard Joel
  • John Firth-Smith b.1943 Melbourne
    May. 31, 2022

    John Firth-Smith b.1943 Melbourne

    Est: $200 - $300

    John Firth-Smith b.1943 Melbourne Lithograph - "Era" 1990 The artist studied at the National Art School, Sydney. One of Australia's best known abstract artists. Firth-Smith is represented in the Art Gallery of WA and most other major galleries. Signed lower right. 53 x 110cm. Numbered 4/10

    McKenzies Auctioneers
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso
    May. 26, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Lawsons
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH - SOON - Oil on canvas
    May. 24, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH - SOON - Oil on canvas

    Est: $28,000 - $38,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (B.1943) SOON Signed, titled and dated 1986 verso Oil on canvas 122 x 304cm $28,000/38,000

    GFL Fine Art
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'The Approach,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm
    May. 22, 2022

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'The Approach,' 2012., Oil on Linen, 76x214cm

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'The Approach,' 2012. Signed verso, with additional inscriptions (#2012). Oil on Linen 76x214cm

    Davidson Auctions
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, CREEPING TIDE, 1987
    May. 17, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, CREEPING TIDE, 1987

    Est: $8,000 - $12,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943 CREEPING TIDE, 1987 oil on linen 91.0 x 274.0 cm signed, dated and inscribed with title verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH / "CREEPING TIDE" / 1987 PROVENANCE Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney (label attached verso) Private collection, Sydney EXHIBITED John Firth-Smith, Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney, 7 - 27 September 1988, cat. 15 LITERATURE Wilson, G., & Firth-Smith, J., John Firth-Smith: A Voyage That Never Ends, Craftsman House, Sydney, 2000, p. 163 (illus.) This work is located in our Melbourne Gallery

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • John Firth-Smith (born 1943) Luna Park and Bridge at Night, 1964
    May. 11, 2022

    John Firth-Smith (born 1943) Luna Park and Bridge at Night, 1964

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    John Firth-Smith (born 1943) Luna Park and Bridge at Night, 1964 signed, dated and inscribed verso: 'John Firth Smith / Luna Park and Bridge at Night / 1964' oil on board 90.5 x 121.0cm (35 5/8 x 47 5/8in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Glow #8 2000 oil on linen
    May. 09, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Glow #8 2000 oil on linen

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Glow #8 2000 oil on linen signed, titled and dated verso: JOHN FIRTH-SMITH/ "GLOW" #8 2000 91 x 274cm PROVENANCE: Metro 5 Gallery, Melbourne (label verso) Private collection, Victoria

    Leonard Joel
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso
    Mar. 31, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Est: $7,000 - $9,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (1943 - ) Check Chicks, 1965 oil on canvas 112.5 x 105.5 cm (frame: 126 x 118 x 6 cm) signed, dated and titled verso

    Lawsons
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Wind,' 1986., Lithograph 12/20, 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)
    Mar. 13, 2022

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Wind,' 1986., Lithograph 12/20, 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)

    Est: $200 - $400

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Wind,' 1986. Lithograph 12/20 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)

    Davidson Auctions
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, RED REFLECTION, 1979
    Feb. 22, 2022

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH, RED REFLECTION, 1979

    Est: $12,000 - $18,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH born 1943 RED REFLECTION, 1979 oil on canvas 91.0 x 182.5 cm signed, dated and inscribed with title on stretcher bar verso: “RED REFLECTION” / Firth–Smith 79 bears artist’s stamp on stretcher bar verso PROVENANCE Gallery A, Sydney (label attached verso) Tolarno Galleries, Melbourne The National Australia Bank Art Collection, acquired from the above in October 1979 (label attached verso) EXHIBITED John Firth–Smith, Gallery A, Sydney, 16 June - 7 July 1979 Structures, Newcastle Region Art Gallery, New South Wales, March 1982 The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries from the Collection of National Australia Bank, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, 15 October – 28 November 1982 The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries from the Collection of National Australia Bank, Geelong Art Gallery, Victoria, 30 April - 29 May 1988 'The Seventies' Exhibition: Selected Paintings from the National Australia Bank Collection 'Modern Art of the Seventies', Caulfield Arts Complex, Melbourne, 18 January - 11 February 1990, cat. 8 LITERATURE Lindsay, R., The Seventies: Australian Paintings and Tapestries from the Collection of National Australia Bank, The National Bank of Australasia, Melbourne, 1982, pl. 38, p. 51 (illus.) ESSAY When John Firth-Smith first secured a substantive profile from the late sixties, he was not only one amongst a new generation of Australian abstractionists, but he also witnessed the spirited arguments about what contemporary Australia abstraction might look like. His career reminds us that the finest painterly abstraction was never a stylistic fling with New York, and indeed Firth-Smith’s nuanced opus remains essential to five decades of Australian painting.   Before the energetic exuberance of Red Reflection, 1979, Firth-Smith’s paintings were large, spacious and saturated in colour. His intuitive sense in developing a painting meant he remained removed from his Sydney Colour-Form contemporaries. The somewhat doctrinaire group at Sydney’s Central Street Galleries held faith in hard-edge formalism and hoped it would find them international acceptance. They enjoyed strident advocacy from Terry Smith, then an emerging Sydney critic and political-cultural activist.1 Firth-Smith wasn’t included in the National Gallery of Victoria’s The Field exhibition of 1968.   After time in New York, in 1971 he returned to Sydney and his first diagonal paintings began. These vast horizontal canvases not only exuded a confidence and certainty which was hugely admired, but also resolved matters dealing with the architecture of the paintings themselves, space and the context of his work within contained physical space.2 They are moreover instructive in revealing a working foundation for the paintings that followed – how they evolved and expanded to become more luxurious, lineal and materially viscous.   Firth-Smith’s thoughtfulness about making paintings and his anxiousness in the studio is never isolated from his circumstances which actually underpin the works’ referential character. His deep affection for the ocean – from openness to harbours – and vessels is critical to him as a person. ‘Densities and atmosphere… if a ship comes into the harbour – and where I’m living now the bridge is amazing because it just hangs there. But a ship comes under that and it almost fills up the space under the bridge… the solidity and the strength of the bridge… incredible manmade ship and it’s all on this soft… water… all those rigs on yachts and ships… have been quite intriguing. It’s all to do with the tension and things supporting things, holding things up, wires…’3   While the end of the seventies might have produced some thinking about recent abstraction itself – what had just happened, where to from here? – Firth-Smith’s path had consolidated. In Red Reflection we see an idea which grew from the mid-seventies – vessels above and below the waterline – where tankers, container ships and their oxidised and rusted surfaces become the synthesis of knowing observation and the adeptness to make an astonishing painting.   1. Central Street Gallery, Sydney (1966 – 1970) was a converted city building and  included Tony McGillick, Dick Watkins, Gunter Christmann and others; for a fuller account, including Clement Greenberg’s reaction to their work, see Green, C., ‘Notes on the Centre: Two Decades of American Painting in Australia, 1967’, Tate Papers, no. 32, Autumn 2019 2. Untitled, 1972, synthetic polymer paint on canvas, collection of the Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, Gift of Rosemary Foot, 1972 3. Artist’s interview with James Gleeson, 29 August 1979, Oral History Collection, National Gallery of Australia   DOUG HALL AM

    Deutscher and Hackett
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Mirage No. 7,' 2005., Oil on Linen, 92x91.5cm
    Dec. 05, 2021

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Mirage No. 7,' 2005., Oil on Linen, 92x91.5cm

    Est: $4,000 - $7,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Mirage No. 7,' 2005. Signed verso, with additional inscriptions and label from Roslyn Oxley9 Gallery, Sydney. Oil on Linen 92x91.5cm

    Davidson Auctions
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Wind,' 1986., Lithograph 12/20, 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)
    Dec. 05, 2021

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Wind,' 1986., Lithograph 12/20, 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)

    Est: $300 - $500

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Wind,' 1986. Lithograph 12/20 37x105cm (image) 77x113cm (sheet)

    Davidson Auctions
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Double Time,' 1981., Oil on Linen, 94x368cm
    Aug. 15, 2021

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Double Time,' 1981., Oil on Linen, 94x368cm

    Est: $15,000 - $20,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Double Time,' 1981. Signed, titled & dated verso (also with artist studio stamp). Oil on Linen 94x368cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, London (acquired directly from Gallery A, Sydney in 1982). EXHIBITIONS: Gallery A, Sydney, 1981.

    Davidson Auctions
  • John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)
    Jul. 28, 2021

    John Firth-Smith (b. 1943)

    Est: $300 - $500

    Wind, 1986 lithograph on paper, edition: 12/20, numbered , titled, signed and dated below image '12/20, Wind, Firth-Smith, '86'

    Shapiro Auctioneers
  • § JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Point Perpendicular 2012 oil on linen
    Jun. 28, 2021

    § JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Point Perpendicular 2012 oil on linen

    Est: $6,500 - $7,500

    § JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Point Perpendicular 2012 oil on linen signed and dated verso: Firth-Smith 12 title inscribed verso 200.5 x 75cm PROVENANCE: The Artist Private collection, Melbourne

    Leonard Joel
  • Anthony White - Feu, 2010
    Jun. 24, 2021

    Anthony White - Feu, 2010

    Est: $3,000 - $4,000

    Anthony White - Feu, 2010

    Cooee Art
  • JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Check Chicks 1965 oil on canvas
    Jun. 08, 2021

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Check Chicks 1965 oil on canvas

    Est: $6,000 - $8,000

    JOHN FIRTH-SMITH (born 1943) Check Chicks 1965 oil on canvas signed, dated and titled verso 116 x 106cm PROVENANCE: Private collection, Melbourne

    Leonard Joel
  • FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Nude with Yellow Shoe, 1966., Oil on Canvas, 137x123cm
    May. 16, 2021

    FIRTH-SMITH John (b.1943), 'Nude with Yellow Shoe, 1966., Oil on Canvas, 137x123cm

    Est: $5,000 - $8,000

    FIRTH-SMITH, John (b.1943) 'Nude with Yellow Shoe, 1966. Signed, titled & inscribed verso. Oil on Canvas 137x123cm PROVENANCE: Ray Hughes private collection; The Red Eye Record Label collection. EXHIBITIONS: Exhibition label/sheet from National Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide verso listing the painting as highly commended in the Melrose Competition Exhibition, 1967.

    Davidson Auctions
  • John Firth-Smith (born 1943) AT, 1986
    Apr. 22, 2021

    John Firth-Smith (born 1943) AT, 1986

    Est: $16,000 - $22,000

    John Firth-Smith (born 1943) AT, 1986 signed, titled and dated verso: 'John Firth-Smith / 'AT' / 1986, Sydney' oil on linen 122.0 x 244.0cm (48 1/16 x 96 1/16in). For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • John Firth-Smith (1943 - ) Blue Senary No. 3, 1979 oil on linen 60 x 60 cm (frame: 63 x 63 x 3 cm) signed, titled, numbered and date...
    Feb. 25, 2021

    John Firth-Smith (1943 - ) Blue Senary No. 3, 1979 oil on linen 60 x 60 cm (frame: 63 x 63 x 3 cm) signed, titled, numbered and date...

    Est: $2,000 - $3,000

    John Firth-Smith (1943 - ) Blue Senary No. 3, 1979 oil on linen 60 x 60 cm (frame: 63 x 63 x 3 cm) signed, titled, numbered and dated verso

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