Bonhams To Auction Bruce Smith Collection Of Original Illustrations

Troy Siahaan
by Troy Siahaan

On October 20, Bonhams will be auctioning off a collection of original illustrations by Bruce Smith from the 1960s and 1970s.

Each one will be signed by Smith on heavy cartridge paper. The collection is comprised of cutaway illustrations of a 1963 Royal Enfield Interceptor 750cc, Chris Vincent’s 1964 BSA 650cc A65 Race Outfit, and a 1966 Greeves Racer, the largest of this series being 45cm x 62cm. The next series is of six profile illustrations for the 1950 AJS Porcupine, 1963 Gilera 500cc, KTT Velocette, 500cc Manx Norton, Moto Guzzi racer, and 1939 BMW, each 41 x 60cm.

Next there are three smaller profiles for the Honda 750 Four, Kawasaki 900 Super 4, and Moto Morini 350cc Twin, a cutaway illustration of Fred Marsden’s 488cc V8 engine, a pencil montage of illustrations for a Kawasaki race machine, three smaller illustrations, some photographs, and a quantity of proof prints and MCN pages featuring Smith’s work.

For more information on the auction, visit the Bonhams auction page here.

Troy Siahaan
Troy Siahaan

Troy's been riding motorcycles and writing about them since 2006, getting his start at Rider Magazine. From there, he moved to Sport Rider Magazine before finally landing at Motorcycle.com in 2011. A lifelong gearhead who didn't fully immerse himself in motorcycles until his teenage years, Troy's interests have always been in technology, performance, and going fast. Naturally, racing was the perfect avenue to combine all three. Troy has been racing nearly as long as he's been riding and has competed at the AMA national level. He's also won multiple club races throughout the country, culminating in a Utah Sport Bike Association championship in 2011. He has been invited as a guest instructor for the Yamaha Champions Riding School, and when he's not out riding, he's either wrenching on bikes or watching MotoGP.

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