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- Estimate
- $2,500,000–$3,500,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — 21st Century Evening Sale , New York · 14 May 2025
- Dimensions
- 54 x 60 in. (137.2 x 152.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3162344
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Ed Ruscha, Devil or Angel. Christie's, 14 May 2025, lot 13 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162344.
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Ed Ruscha, Devil or Angel. Christie's, 14 May 2025, lot 13 B. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3162344.
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From the same sale 21st Century Evening Sale · May 2025
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gray Panel II | Ellsworth Kelly | $2,000,000–$3,000,000 | |
| Kabul | Julie Mehretu | $3,000,000–$5,000,000 | |
| "Untitled" (March 5th) #2 | Felix Gonzalez-torres | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| The Quickness | Lynette Yiadom-boakye | $600,000–$800,000 | |
| Untitled | Christopher Wood | $800,000–$1,200,000 | |
| Arena #7 | Mike Kelley | $500,000–$700,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | The Wrap-Up | $3,000,000 | Sotheby's, Nov 2024 | |
| Ed Ruscha | Manual Mobility | Phillips, May 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | bones in motion | Sotheby's, May 2019 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Radio [#1] | Sotheby's, May 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | point blank | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Life | Sotheby's, Nov 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Do You Think She "Has It"? | Christie's, May 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Alvarado to Doheny | Phillips, May 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.