Lot 708 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
(i) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (red) (ii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (yellow) (iii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (blue)
Richard Pettibone · each: acrylic and photo-engraving on canvas, in artist's frame
.jpg?mode=max)
Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £25,000–£35,000 hammer ≈ $33,339–$46,674
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 7 March 2026
- Dimensions
- each: 6 ¼ x 8 1/3in. (15.8 x 21.1cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3095381
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3095381 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095381
Richard Pettibone, (i) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (red) (ii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (yellow) (iii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (blue). Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 708. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095381.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3095381.
Richard Pettibone, (i) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (red) (ii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (yellow) (iii) Jasper Johns, 'Light Bulb', 1958 (blue). Christie's, 7 Mar 2026, lot 708. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3095381.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale · Mar 2026
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled (Joe) | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Flower of Joy - Violet | Takashi Murakami | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £100,000–£150,000 | |
| Hyacinth in a Glass Jar | Lucian Freud | £10,000–£15,000 | |
| Study | Flora Yukhnovich | £30,000–£50,000 | |
| Untitled | Yoshitomo Nara | £100,000–£150,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Richard Pettibone | Andy Warhol, Pepper Pot, 1962 | $39,790 | Phillips, Sep 2025 | |
| Richard Pettibone | Frank Stella, Gur II, 1967 | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | Frank Stella, 'Tomlinson Court Park,' 1959 | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | Andy Warhol, Flowers, 1964 [three works] | Sotheby's, May 2021 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | Andy Warhol, ‘Elvis', 1964 | Sotheby's, Jan 2024 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | Andy Warhol 'Lavender Disaster', 1964 | Phillips, May 2024 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | Frank Stella, Tomlinson Court Park, 1959 | Phillips, Mar 2023 | ||
| Richard Pettibone | campbell's soup (set of four) | Sotheby's, Nov 2018 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.