Lot 369 · Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale
Gal Chews Gum
Ed Ruscha · cast bronze with hand applied patina
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- Estimate
- $70,000–$100,000 hammer
- Result
- upcoming — 10 November 2023
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale, New York · 10 November 2023
- Dimensions
- 14 ¼ x 20 x 4 ¼ in. (35.8 x 50.8 x 10.4 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3314953
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-3314953 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-3314953
Ed Ruscha, Gal Chews Gum. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 369. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314953.
Sell probability TheBasis model · trained on recorded passes
89% chance this lot finds a buyer · market base rate 72%
Of the 91,573 held-out lots the model scored about 88%, 84% sold.
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Ed Ruscha, Gal Chews Gum. Christie's, 10 Nov 2023, lot 369. estimate $70,000–$100,000, unsold at time of record. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3314953.
From the same sale Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drizzle | Pat Passlof | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| The Spirit (2) | Yayoi Kusama | $100,000–$150,000 | upcoming |
| Abstraktes Bild | Gerhard Richter | $500,000–$700,000 | |
| Light Leaks | Ed Ruscha | $600,000–$800,000 | upcoming |
| Branches Sans Feuilles | Alexander Calder | $900,000–$1,200,000 | upcoming |
| Plein Air et Intérieur | Jean Dubuffet | $220,000–$280,000 | upcoming |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ed Ruscha | The End #1-#4 | $82,550 | Rago, Jan 2026 | |
| Ed Ruscha | ed ruscha | mocha standard (engberg 30) | Sotheby's, Oct 2019 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Ghost Station | Phillips, Apr 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Fast Cash | Sotheby's, Dec 2022 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Cutout Crime | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Hollywood (Engberg 7) | Sotheby's, Oct 2024 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Japanese Sunset | Sotheby's, Nov 2021 | ||
| Ed Ruscha | Particle Unit | Phillips, Feb 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.