Mary Tillman Smith Paintings & Artwork for Sale | Mary Tillman Smith Art Value Price Guide

Jun. 26, 2024
SMITH, Mary Tillman (American, 1905-1995). Portrait of a Ma...
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
SMITH, Mary Tillman (American, 1905-1995). Portrait of a Man with Beard. Not dated. House paint on plywood. 24 x 24”. Frame: 30 ½ x 30 ½”. Surface dirt. Light random marks and scuffs. Purchased directly from the artist. Overall good condition.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
May. 11, 2024
MARY TILLMAN SMITH PAINTING ON BOARD
Est: $800 - $1,200
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1904-1994) paint on found board depicting a yellow and peach figure on purple ground. Signed in pencil to verso. Measures 16 1/4" x 15 1/2". Note: Board is held together with five staples.
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
Mar. 16, 2024
MARY TILLMAN SMITH 1987 PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1904-1994) paint on found board depicting a blue and black figure, 1987. Signed to verso. Measures 15 1/2" x 12 1/8".
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
Mar. 16, 2024
MARY TILLMAN SMITH PAINTING
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1904-1994) paint on found board depicting a blue and black figure with raised arms. Signed to verso. Measures 15 3/4" x 12 1/2".
Antiques & Modern Auction Gallery
Dec. 09, 2023
MARY T SMITH (1904 - 1995)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
26x24 paint on found wood. Signed on back. 100% authentic and real. From a masterful collection of self taught art that is being slowly consigned to us here at Ledbetter Auctions. Mary Tillman Smith (1904–1995) was a self-taught painter of the American South who lived and worked in Mississippi most of her life. She created bold, colorful, and expressive paintings, usually using house paint on wood or tin.
Ledbetter Auctions
Oct. 31, 2023
MARY T. SMITH, AMERICAN (1905-1995) OIL ON PANEL
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Oil on panel. Red and green figures. Signed in pen verso. With gallery label giving title as "Six Red and Green Figures." Dimensions: (Frame) H 30.5" x W 24.5" Condition: Some cracking to the wood panel, as found. Smith was a self-taught Mississippi artist working with highly stylized figures in bright colors. A sharecropper's daughter, Smith is hearing impaired and completed fifth grade before finding her voice in drawing. She has been collected by the National Gallery DC, The Metropolitan Museum, etc., throughout the country.
Westport Auction
Jun. 28, 2023
SMITH, Mary T. (American, 1905-1995). Portrait of a Woman. ...
Est: $800 - $1,200
SMITH, Mary T. (American, 1905-1995). Portrait of a Woman. House paint on corrugated tin. 29 x 26”. Tin sheet is rusted, warped and edges are sharp.
Potter & Potter Auctions Inc.
Feb. 28, 2023
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994)
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994), "Lez Pray", 1985, paint on found tin, signed upper left, titled and dated upper center, 20 in. x 17 5/8 in., unframed. ***PHONE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOT AT NEALAUCTION.COM***
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 28, 2023
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994), "Calf Cow", 1985, paint on found tin, signed upper left, titled lower center, dated upper right, 26 1/2 in. x 37 in., unframed. ***PHONE BIDDING IS AVAILABLE FOR THIS LOT AT NEALAUCTION.COM***
Neal Auction Company
Oct. 11, 2022
Mary Tillman Smith, Double Image (Skull and Figure)
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mary Tillman Smith Double Image (Skull and Figure) enamel on plywood 24 h × 24 w in (61 × 61 cm) Signed to verso 'Mary T Smith'. This work will ship from Toomey & Co. in Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Oct. 11, 2022
Mary Tillman Smith, Three Figures
Est: $2,000 - $3,000
Mary Tillman Smith Three Figures enamel on plywood 32 h × 48 w in (81 × 122 cm) Signed to lower edge 'Mary T Smith'. This work will ship from Toomey & Co. in Chicago, Illinois.
Toomey & Co. Auctioneers
Jul. 09, 2022
Large Mary Tillman Smith Outsider Art Painting, "Family"
Est: $1,400 - $1,800
Large Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995), "Family," house paint and green marker on plywood painting depicting three figures in black, all with green eyelashes, one having a green mouth, on a bright yellow background. Signed "Mary T Smith" in green marker, en verso. Unframed. 24" H x 48" W.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Feb. 03, 2022
MARY T. SMITH (1905-1995) Untitled (Yellow Figure) paint on corrugated met
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
MARY T. SMITH (1905-1995) Untitled (Yellow Figure) paint on corrugated metal 36 x 25 1/2 in.
Christie's
Feb. 03, 2022
MARY T. SMITH (1905-1995) Three Figures, circa 1990 enamel on corrugated me
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
MARY T. SMITH (1905-1995) Three Figures, circa 1990 enamel on corrugated metal 27 1/2 x 60 in.
Christie's
Jan. 29, 2022
Mary Tillman Smith, Outsider Art Painting of a Figure in Pinks/Blues
Est: $800 - $1,200
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) house paint on plywood plank painting in shades of pink and blue, depicting a figure with halo or corona, possibly the Virgin Mary. Signed en verso in marker: "Mary T. Smith". 34"H x 24"W. Circa 1970s. Provenance: Private Nashville collection; acquired mid 1980s. Biography: Mary Tillman was born into a farming family in Copiah County in Southern Mississippi, the third of thirteen children. Although highly intelligent, she suffered from an early age from a hearing impairment, which made oral communication difficult, and she found an outlet in art. After working as a domestic servant and enduring two unsuccessful marriages, she began filling her Hazelhurst, Mississippi yard with art in the 1970s, using found materials such as tin and plywood. Many of Smith's paintings exhibited an abstracted religious iconography inspired by her deep faith. She also produced many portraits of family and friends. After a stroke in 1985, she is said to have slowed down to "only" producing two pieces of work a day, and she is believed to have painted very few if any pieces between 1991 and her death in 1995, when she died at the age of 91. (Source: Souls Grown Deep Foundation and Maresca, Frank; Ricco, Roger, eds. (1993). American Self-Taught. New York: Alfred A. Knopf).
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 24, 2021
Mary T. Smith Outsider Art Painting
Est: $600 - $700
Mary Tillman Smith (Mississippi, 1905-1995) folk art house paint on found wood portrait depicting a woman waving her hands on a yellow background. Signed in pen en verso. Rustic wood frame, painted black. 21 1/2"H x 35"W. Frame: 26 1/2" x 40". Provenance: The Collection of Sylvia Roberts, Nashville, TN.
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jul. 10, 2021
Mary T. Smith
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
(Mississippi, 1904-1995) Blue Figure on Red, not apparently signed, enamel on board, 24 x 31-3/4 in.; wood frame, 27 x 34-3/4 in.
Brunk Auctions
Apr. 18, 2021
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904)
Est: $1,000 - $1,500
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994) , "Untitled (Three Figures)", paint on found tin, unsigned, 8 in. x 56 1/4 in., unframed
Neal Auction Company
Feb. 07, 2021
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904)
Est: $800 - $1,200
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994) , "Composition in Primary Colors", paint on found tin, unsigned, 51 1/4 in. x 26 5/8 in., unframed
Neal Auction Company
Nov. 23, 2020
Mary Tillman Smith (1905-1995) Painting
Est: $1,500 - $2,500
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1905-1995) Painting on board. Unframed. Size: 19.25'' x 48'', 49 x 122 cm (board). Provenance: Private Delaware Collection, acquired directly from the artist.
Material Culture
Jul. 22, 2020
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1905-1995)
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American, 1905-1995) Untitled (Three Figures), paint on found metal. Size: 12.75'' x 24'', 32 x 61 cm.
Material Culture
Sep. 14, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi)
Est: $3,000 - $5,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994) , "Untitled (Five Figures Against Yellow Background)", paint on found tin, signed en verso, 22 1/4 in. x 59 3/4 in., unframed . Provenance: The Doug and Cathy Gitter Collection. Note: Mary Tillman Smith was born in 1904 in Mississippi. The daughter of two sharecroppers, she faced difficulties early in her life due to a hearing impairment. She spent many years working as a domestic servant and only began to explore her artistic talent following her retirement in the 1970s. Often working with found scrap metal and house paint, Smith created strong and audacious compositions regularly inspired by her faith. Her paintings are highly coveted today and can be found in collections such as the Metropolitan Museum of Art, Smithsonian American Art Museum, and High Museum of Art. Smiths art was on display earlier this year in the solo show Mary T. Smith: I WE OUR at Shrine in New York. In the lot offered here, the intense, undiluted warm palette reverberates when offset by bold dark blue outlines on a yellow background. Smiths hand proves steady and her brushstrokes strong and confident. The resulting work is a monumental opus of texture and visual noise resulting in an undeniably impactful masterwork. Ref.: Gómez, Edward M. The Bold, Blessed Paintings of a Sharecroppers Daughter. Hyperallergic. June 8, 2019. www.hyperallergic.com. Accessed July 29, 2019.
Neal Auction Company
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) 2 Works
Est: $500 - $800
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) 2 Works, each paint on cardboard, 1 signed. Unframed. Sizes: 10.5'' x 8.25'', 27 x 21 cm; 8.5'' x 11'', 22 x 28 cm.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) "I HERE FOR A JOB...HO IS YOU BETTIE LEE W" Painting on metal. Unframed. Size: 13'' x 27.5'', 33 x 70 cm.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Metal
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995), "MR TOM MIS BETTIE MRS TOM..." Painting on Found Metal, signed on verso. Size: 17'' x 20.25'', 43 x 51 cm.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Metal
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on cut metal. Unframed. Size: 50.25'' x 27'', 128 x 69 cm.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on Found Metal. Size: 60'' x 46'', 152 x 117 cm (overall).
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995), "MR A MRS B MRS C MR D THANK THE LORD ALL THE WAY", Painting on found wood. Unframed. Size: 33'' x 61'', 84 x 155 cm (board). Note: Two photos affixed to back show lot 45 at the artist's home, including one with the artist in the photo.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on found metal. Unframed. Size: 41.25'' x 26.75'', 105 x 68 cm.
Material Culture
Jun. 10, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) "Here I am..."
Est: $1,000 - $2,000
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) "Here I am...", 1985, painting on found metal. Unframed. Size: 26.25'' x 27'', 67 x 69 cm.
Material Culture
Jan. 18, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) - Red Face, 1980s
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Red Face, 1980s enamel on plywood 23 7/8 x 23 7/8 in.
Christie's
Jan. 18, 2019
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) - Untitled (Three Figures Against Yellow Background), circa 1990
Est: $2,000 - $4,000
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Untitled (Three Figures Against Yellow Background), circa 1990 enamel on wood 35 ¾ x 48 ¼ in.
Christie's
Jul. 15, 2018
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904)
Est: $500 - $700
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1994), "Black Figure on Pink Background", oil on tin, unsigned, 39 1/2 in. x 26 in., unframed. Provenance: Gilley's Gallery, Baton Rouge, LA; Finley Collection. Exh.: "Soul Providers: African-American Art from the Finley Collection Original Paintings & Sculpture by Self-Taught Artists", The Ohr-O'Keefe Museum of Art, Biloxi, MS, Jan. 11 - Feb. 22, 2002 and listed in the accompanying catalogue; "Finley Collection", Natchez Museum of African American History and Culture, Natchez, MS, May 2009 - May 2013; "The John and Pam Finley Collection of African and Folk Art", University of Wyoming Art Museum, Laramie, WY, June 8 - Aug. 17, 20 13. Note: Mary Tillman Smith was born to sharecroppers in rural Mississippi. She was born with a hearing impairment which resulted in difficulty speaking or being understood. As a result, she was ostracized by the local community and turned to art as a refuge. Smith painted on tin and plywood from the landfill near her home, and she was fascinated by patterns and lines. The work offered here is characteristic of her work, where she employed large fields of black to offset bright monochromatic backgrounds and attract passing motorists on the highway to her outdoor gallery. Ref.: Arnett, William. Her Name is Someone. Souls Grown Deep. www.soulsgrowndeep.com. Accessed May 8, 2018.
Neal Auction Company
Jul. 14, 2018
Folk Art Portrait, Mary T. Smith
Est: $400 - $450
Mary T. Smith (Mississippi, 1905-1995) folk art house paint on found wood portrait depicting a woman waving her hand. Carved initials/symbols en verso. 19" H x 24" W. 20th century. Provenance: North Carolina private folk/outsider art collection. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com.)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Aug. 05, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith, Figure in Red and Green
Est: $300 - $350
Mary Tillman Smith (Mississippi, 1904-1994) painting on paper depicting a red figure with green clothing and red buttons. Unsigned. Housed under glass in a rustic barnwood style frame. Sight - 13 1/2" H x 10" W. Framed - 17 1/2" H x 14" W. Provenance: The estate of Dr. Benjamin H. Caldwell, Nashville, Tennessee. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
May. 15, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting
Est: $600 - $900
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on wood, signed. Size: 22'' x 39'', 56 x 99 cm (board).
Material Culture
Feb. 20, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith (1904 - 1994), Paint on Corrugated Metal
Est: $500 - $700
An abstract figure, unsigned.
Locati LLC
Jan. 23, 2017
Mary T Smith (1904-1995) Couple Painting
Est: $300 - $500
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Couple, painting on board. Size: 15.75'' x 23.75'', 40 x 60 cm (board).
Material Culture
Jan. 23, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) "MOM"
Est: $300 - $500
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) "MOM", painting on plywood, signed on verso. Size: 24'' x 24'', 61 x 61 cm (board).
Material Culture
Jan. 23, 2017
2 Works: Mary T Smith and Mary Proctor
Est: $300 - $500
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Framed Painting on Metal. Size: 16'' x 10'', 41 x 25 cm; and Mary L. Proctor "Miss Pinky is Me" Painting on Found Metal. Size: 13.5'' x 13.5'', 34 x 34 cm.
Material Culture
Jan. 21, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith, Oil on Tin Painting
Est: $500 - $700
Mary Tillman Smith (Mississippi, 1904-1994) oil on tin folk art painting in shades of yellow, red, and black. Unsigned. Mounted on a contemporary wooden frame. Sight - 36 3/4" H x 26 3/8" W. Framed - 45 1/2" H x 35 5/8" W. Late 20th century. Provenance: Property of the Arts Center of Cannon County, Tennessee. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 21, 2017
Mary Tillman Smith, Figure in Blue Painting
Est: $500 - $700
Mary Tillman Smith (Mississippi, 1904-1994) house paint on plywood folk art painting depicting a figure in blue. Signed en verso. Housed in a contemporary wooden frame. Sight - 22 3/4" H x 22 7/8" W. Framed - 27 3/4" H x 27 5/8" W. Late 20th century. Provenance: Property of the Arts Center of Cannon County, Tennessee. (Additional high-resolution photos are available at www.caseantiques.com)
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Jan. 20, 2017
MARY TILLMAN SMITH (1904-1995) I Awe I Awe, 1988 signed mary t smith on rev
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
MARY TILLMAN SMITH (1904-1995) I Awe I Awe, 1988 signed mary t smith on reverse paint on repurposed board 24 3/8 x 48 in.
Christie's
Jan. 20, 2017
MARY TILLMAN SMITH (1904-1995) Single Black Figure on Red with Yellow, circ
Est: $1,500 - $3,000
MARY TILLMAN SMITH (1904-1995) Single Black Figure on Red with Yellow, circa 1985 signed on reverse mary t smith paint on particleboard 37 1/4 x 29 3/8 in.
Christie's
Jul. 10, 2016
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Paper
Est: $200 - $300
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on paper. Size: 24.5" x 36.5", 62 x 93 cm (sheet). Provenance: Robert Cargo, Alabama.
Material Culture
Jul. 10, 2016
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Wood: 36.5" x 48"
Est: $600 - $900
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on wood, signed. Size: 36.5" x 48", 93 x 122 cm (board). Provenance: Robert Cargo, Alabama.
Material Culture
Jul. 10, 2016
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Wood: 48" x 48"
Est: $600 - $900
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on wood, signed. Size: 48" x 48", 122 x 122 cm (board). Provenance: Robert Cargo, Alabama.
Material Culture
Jul. 10, 2016
Mary Tillman Smith (1904-1995) Painting on Wood: 36.5" x 37"
Est: $600 - $900
Mary Tillman Smith (American/Mississippi, 1904-1995) Painting on wood, signed. Size: 36.5" x 37", 93 x 94 cm (board). Provenance: Robert Cargo, Alabama.
Material Culture