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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Wright — Post War + Contemporary Art · 14 September 2010
- Record ID
- TB-2026-1914797
- Record
- first seen 24 Jul 2026 · updated 24 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ray Johnson, Sade in Japan. Wright, 14 Sep 2010, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1914797.
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Ray Johnson, Sade in Japan. Wright, 14 Sep 2010, lot 183. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-1914797.
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From the same sale Post War + Contemporary Art · Sep 2010
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gestalt-Sin | Victor Vasarely | $2,000–$3,000 | |
| Wigwam (from Mémoire de la Liberté) | Piero Dorazio | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| Broadway Boogie-Woogie | After Piet Mondrian | $1,000–$1,500 | |
| untitled (from Key City) | Kenneth Snelson | $7,000–$9,000 | |
| Desk Lamp | R.m. Fischer | $3,000–$5,000 | |
| Metamorphic Venus I | William Turnbull | $50,000–$70,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ray Johnson | Network | $5,500 | Heritage Auctions, Jun 2025 | |
| Ray Johnson | Untitled (Moticos Panel) | Sotheby's, Feb 2024 | ||
| Ray Johnson | Ernie Bushmiller - New fear | Sotheby's, Feb 2021 | ||
| Ray Johnson | i. Untitled Message; ii. Blue; iii. Black; iv. Ziggurat (Whi | Sotheby's, Sep 2024 | ||
| Ray Johnson | A great big boy | Bonhams, Apr 2025 | ||
| Ray Johnson | Untitled (Empire) | Christie's, Dec 2021 | ||
| Ray Johnson | Untitled (Skulls with Fingers and Eyelash) circa 1985-1995 | Bonhams, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ray Johnson | Untitled (June 13th) | Rago, Dec 2025 |
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.