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American, b. 1977

Rashid Johnson

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332results on record
92%sell-through
$81,250median result (USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer)
$3,000,000record in our coverage

Drawn from 332 recorded results (309 sold · 23 passed) across 9 auction houses, 2002–2026. 6 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover

Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 99% observed, 1% estimated from hammer method · log scale

$49K$97K$146K2002: $46K median, 1 sold2006: $9.4K median, 1 sold2009: $22K median, 1 sold2011: $48K median, 2 sold2012: $47K median, 3 sold2013: $92K median, 12 sold2014: $105K median, 16 sold2015: $69K median, 22 sold2016: $75K median, 8 sold2017: $75K median, 8 sold2018: $45K median, 8 sold2019: $97K median, 18 sold2020: $30K median, 21 sold2021: $120K median, 35 sold2022: $139K median, 35 sold2023: $156K median, 27 sold2024: $105K median, 26 sold2025: $49K median, 48 sold2026: $33K median, 17 sold20022008201420202026

Where does a value land in this market?

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$81K$508$3.0M

Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.

By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line

MediumResultsSell-throughMedian result (USD)
works on paper 29 96% $442,750
ceramics & design 26 79% $125,000
prints 17 87% $5,334
painting 17 100% $1,244,600
other 12 100% $1,156
photography 7 100% $16,250
sculpture 4 100% $27,653

Medium is recorded for 112 of 332 results (34%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.

Compared with Andy Warhol Rashid Johnson Andy Warhol

$42K$84K$127K1998: $34K median1999: $17K median2000: $11K median2001: $12K median2002: $22K median2003: $17K median2004: $21K median2005: $21K median2006: $25K median2007: $46K median2008: $41K median2009: $33K median2010: $55K median2011: $35K median2012: $50K median2013: $40K median2014: $46K median2015: $46K median2016: $38K median2017: $38K median2018: $40K median2019: $37K median2020: $28K median2021: $32K median2022: $40K median2023: $36K median2024: $28K median2025: $18K median2026: $35K median2002: $46K median2006: $9.4K median2009: $22K median2011: $48K median2012: $47K median2013: $92K median2014: $105K median2015: $69K median2016: $75K median2017: $75K median2018: $45K median2019: $97K median2020: $30K median2021: $120K median2022: $139K median2023: $156K median2024: $105K median2025: $49K median2026: $33K median19982005201220192026
MetricRashid JohnsonAndy Warhol
Median result$81,250$32,500
Record price $3,000,000 $195,040,000
Results on record33215,103
Years active at auction 2002–2026 1998–2026

Related artists: Andy WarholDamien HirstGeorge CondoYayoi Kusama

Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method

86/ 100
  • Sell-through92%
  • Meets estimate71%
  • Market depth332 results

How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →

Where this artist sells best

HouseResultsSell-throughMedianvs. estimate
Phillips 121 92% $50,000 —
Sotheby's 112 94% $106,250 0.85×
Christie's 68 95% $135,450 —
Heritage Auctions 13 100% $1,188 —
Bonhams 13 69% $23,040 0.84×
Rago 4 50% $7,590 —
Freeman's | Hindman 2 100% $11,250 0.90×
Wright 1 100% $7,620 —
SBI Art Auction 1 100% $27,427 —

The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →

Prices realized 341 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 23 passed lots

DateLotMediumvs. estimateEstimate USDResult USD, incl. premiumHouse
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2015·02 We Real Cool $80,900–$107,866 Phillips
2015·02 Cosmic Slop $53,933–$80,900 Sotheby's
2014·12 I Love Music $2,697–$4,045 Phillips
2014·11 Born by the River $100,000–$150,000 Phillips
2014·11 the new negro escapist social and athletic club (butter hold) $10,000–$15,000 Sotheby's
2014·11 Fear of a Black Planet $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2014·11 For Lester $60,000–$80,000 Sotheby's
2014·10 Goodbye Derrick $80,900–$107,866 Sotheby's
2014·10 Spring $67,416–$94,383 Sotheby's
2014·10 Sechs Consciousness $40,450–$67,416 Phillips
2014·10 Good Vibrations $67,416–$94,383 Phillips
2014·09 Carver $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2014·09 Radio Amateur's Handbook $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2014·07 The octagone boule $53,933–$80,900 Sotheby's
2014·07 The Trap $33,708–$47,192 Sotheby's
2014·05 The Tribal Futurist $70,000–$90,000 Phillips
2014·05 Cosmic Connection $100,000–$150,000 Sotheby's
2014·04 I Love Music $2,697–$4,045 Phillips
2014·02 Space Odyssey white ceramic tiles, spray enamel, book, plastic plant, vinyl, shea butter and space rock $40,450–$53,933 Christie's
2013·11 Black Music $80,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2013·11 Cosmic Slop (Phase Two) $100,000–$150,000 Phillips
2013·10 Crosshair Brand $8,090–$10,787 Phillips
2013·10 Untitled Triangle Shelf $16,180–$24,270 Phillips
2013·10 Sun Goddess $80,900–$107,866 Phillips
2013·09 The Frontiersman (Space Shapes) $50,000–$70,000 Sotheby's
2013·09 Tiny Particles $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2013·09 Cosmic Soul Mate $20,000–$30,000 Phillips
2013·06 Cosmic Slop $80,900–$107,866 Phillips
2013·05 Spring black mirrored tile, black soap, gold spray enamel and wax $60,000–$80,000 Christie's
2013·04 I Love Music $4,045–$6,742 Phillips
2013·02 Crosshair Brand $8,090–$10,787 Phillips
2013·02 Write me In $80,900–$107,866 Phillips
2012·11 The Canyon $100,000–$120,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Tiny Particles $25,000–$35,000 Sotheby's
2012·11 Black Music — Unsold listing Sotheby's
2012·02 Green Belt metallic spray enamel on lambda print $20,225–$26,967 Christie's
2011·11 Run spray enamel on framed mirror $30,000–$50,000 Christie's
2011·11 Radio Amateur's Handbook welded brass, wood and The Radio Amateur's Handbook $40,000–$60,000 Christie's
2009·12 The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Emmett) (ii) found object, steel, enamel and cinder blocks $9,438–$13,483 Christie's
2006·09 Shahrzad archival pigment print $6,742–$9,438 Christie's
2002·10 The New Negro Escapist Social and Athletic Club (Emmett) (i) Lambda print in artist's frame $16,180–$24,270 Christie's

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