At Auction

Notable Lots

A colorful abstract composition of rounded shapes in a grid layout.

Louisenberg #4 , 1953–54

Black Box - Tony Smith

Black Box , 1962

Recent Auction Results

A bold red zigzag sculpture resting on metallic bases against a stark white background.

Model for Last , 1974

By Tony Smith
A minimalist black geometric sculpture resting on a white surface.

Spitball

By Tony Smith

Past Exhibitions

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Coverage

..Best known for his monumental black-painted steel sculptures composed of complex arrangements and combinations of classical geometric forms, Tony Smith would often make smaller bronze versions of his large-scale...

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Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (523 W 24th)

..Smith came to sculpture late in life...

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Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (523 W 24th)

..Fabricated in steel and weighing over 12,000 pounds, this work is among Smith’s most dynamic large-scale sculptures...

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Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (522 W 22nd)

..Significantly, Smith’s use of industrial manufacturing techniques anticipated Minimalism and, much later, the slacker attitude of the YBAs...

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Timothy Taylor, London

..“In a certain sense it is a labyrinth of the mind,” Smith said...

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Matthew Marks Gallery, New York (522 W 22nd)

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