Lot 8 · Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection
Gray Alphabets
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- Estimate
- $80,000–$120,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 16 July 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection, New York · 16 July 2025
- Dimensions
- in. (1286 x 867 mm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3147128
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3147128 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3147128
Jasper Johns, Gray Alphabets. Christie's, 16 Jul 2025, lot 8. estimate $80,000–$120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147128.
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89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,019 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Jasper Johns, Gray Alphabets. Christie's, 16 Jul 2025, lot 8. estimate $80,000–$120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3147128.
From the same sale Pressing Forward: Contemporary Editions from a Private Detroit Collection · Jul 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Untitled | Donald Judd | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming |
| Recent Still Life (HC Edition) | Jasper Johns | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
| On, from the International Anthology of Contemporary Engraving, vol. … | Roy Lichtenstein | $20,000–$30,000 | upcoming |
| Raw-War | Bruce Nauman | $12,000–$18,000 | upcoming |
| Untitled (Four Etchings) | Glenn Ligon | $30,000–$50,000 | upcoming |
| My Blue Lake | Kiki Smith | $7,000–$10,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Johns | Coat Hanger II | $100,800 | Christie's, Oct 2024 | |
| Jasper Johns | Flag, from Lead Reliefs (G. 131, U.L.A.E. 74) | Phillips, Oct 2025 | ||
| Jasper Johns | False Start I | Christie's, Apr 2026 | ||
| Jasper Johns | Coat Hanger I | Christie's, Sep 2021 | ||
| Jasper Johns | False Start II | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | ||
| Jasper Johns | Savarin | Christie's, Oct 2025 | ||
| Jasper Johns | Flag | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | ||
| Jasper Johns | The Seasons | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 |
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.