Ray Johnson
Comb
Found at
Christies,
London (Online Auction)
First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online, Lot 76
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online, Lot 76
30. Mar - 30. Mar 2021
Estimate: 10.000 - 15.000 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Price realised: 47.500 GBP
Description
RAY JOHNSON (1927-1995)
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1966' (lower right)
oil and board collage on board
24<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 19<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub>in. (63 x 50.2cm.)
Executed in 1966
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Willard Gallery, New York. | Richard Feigen Gallery, New York. | Michael Abrams, London. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
signed and dated 'Ray Johnson 1966' (lower right)
oil and board collage on board
24<sup>7</sup>⁄<sub>8</sub> x 19<sup>3</sup>⁄<sub>4</sub>in. (63 x 50.2cm.)
Executed in 1966
Please note this lot is the property of a private individual.
Willard Gallery, New York. | Richard Feigen Gallery, New York. | Michael Abrams, London. | Thence by descent to the present owner.
A top price for Ray Johnson
The work Comb by Ray Johnson was worth GBP 47,500.00 (€ 55,800.26) to a buyer in March 2021. This price was achieved in the auction First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online at Christies in London and exceeded the previously set upper estimate of GBP 15,000.00 many times over. This high result makes Comb the most expensive artwork by Ray Johnson that we have observed at auctions so far.
Ein Spitzenpreis für Ray Johnson
Die Arbeit Comb von Ray Johnson war einem Käufer im März 2021 GBP 47.500,00 (€ 55.800,26) wert. Dieser Preise wurde in der Auktion First Open: Post-War & Contemporary Art Online bei Christies in London erzielt und übertraf den zuvor angesetzten oberen Schätzpreis von GBP 15.000,00 um ein Vielfaches. Dieses hohe Ergebnis macht Comb zu dem teuersten Kunstwerk von Ray Johnson, das wir bisher bei Auktionen beobachtet haben.
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