Lot 271 · Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale
Study 2 for Praise
Bridget Riley · gouache and graphite on paper
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- Estimate
- £80,000–£120,000 hammer ≈ $103,077–$154,615
- Result
- upcoming — 6 March 2025
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale , London · 6 March 2025
- Dimensions
- 36 1⁄8 x 26 ¼in. (91.8 x 66.8cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3180933
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3180933 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3180933
Bridget Riley, Study 2 for Praise. Christie's, 6 Mar 2025, lot 271. estimate £80,000–£120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3180933.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
93% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 92,006 held-out lots the model scored about 91%, 91% sold.
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Bridget Riley, Study 2 for Praise. Christie's, 6 Mar 2025, lot 271. estimate £80,000–£120,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3180933.
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Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bridget Riley | Closed Discs | $134,376 | Sotheby's, Apr 2023 | |
| Bridget Riley | Egyptian Stripes (April 11th) | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | ||
| Bridget Riley | Four Colours, black + white, Visual magenta and green | Sotheby's, Jun 2024 | ||
| Bridget Riley | bridget riley | revision of 23rd june, bassacs | Sotheby's, Oct 2020 | ||
| Bridget Riley | Series 14: Orange, Violet, Green, 2b Dull Green, Dull Orange | Sotheby's, Jun 2022 | ||
| Bridget Riley | November 4. 53 x 53 cm. (20 7/8 x 20 7/8 in.) (image); 64.2 | Bonhams, Jun 2026 | ||
| Bridget Riley | July 19, revision of July 3 (b), Bassacs | Sotheby's, Nov 2020 | ||
| Bridget Riley | untitled | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 |
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.