Chris Johanson Works on Paper: Auction Prices

American · b. 1968

ArtSell has recorded 14 auction results for Chris Johanson works on paper between 2012 and 2026, of which 13 sold (93% sell-through). Prices realised range from $508 to $6,096, with a median of $2,816 across 13 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $6,096 for “What made him strong what made him lazy what happened to him” at Phillips in 2024.

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All works on paper results

1. 
   Untitled (Now is now), c. 2001-03

   Acrylic · Paper

   25⅝ h x 39¾ w in (65 x 101 cm)

   Wright · May 27, 2026 · Lot 216
   $2,816≈ £2,096≈ €2,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Wright ↗
2. 
   Untitled

   Watercolor · Paper

   7 1/16 x 6 1/8 in (18 x 15.5 cm)

   Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 232
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
3. 
   Untitled, 1999

   Drawing · Paper

   10 1/2 x 15 1/16 in (26.6 x 38.2 cm)

   Bonhams · Jul 31, 2025 · Lot 229
   $1,216≈ £919≈ €1,062Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–2,000View at Bonhams ↗
4. 
   Untitled (I don't know), 2000

   Acrylic · Paper

   34½ h x 23½ w in (88 x 60 cm)

   Rago Auctions · Jun 11, 2025 · Lot 176
   $1,143≈ £847≈ €1,000Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $700–View at Rago Auctions ↗
5. 
   Chris and Michael, 2017

   Acrylic · Paper

   17 h x 22 w in (43 x 56 cm)

   Wright · May 28, 2025 · Lot 105
   $508≈ £377≈ €449Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,800–View at Wright ↗
6. 
   Untitled (This is a picture of the sunlight), 2002

   Acrylic · Paper

   22 h x 29⅞ w in (56 x 76 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Apr 10, 2025 · Lot 105
   $4,445≈ £3,440≈ €4,011Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
7. 
   What made him strong what made him lazy what happened to him, 2010

   Acrylic · Paper

   22 x 29 7/8 in. (55.9 x 75.9 cm)

   Phillips · Oct 22, 2024 · Lot 377
   $6,096≈ £4,695≈ €5,633Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
8. 
   Honey, 2000

   Gouache · Paper

   21½ h x 29½ w in (55 x 75 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022 · Lot 229
   $2,750≈ £2,192≈ €2,605Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
9. 
   Lives Run on Self Hate, 2000

   Watercolor · Paper

   14 h x 8½ w in (36 x 22 cm)

   Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 3, 2022 · Lot 228
   $1,188≈ £947≈ €1,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
10. 
    Heads, Kill or be Killed, 2004

    Gouache · Paper

    45.7 x 61 cm (17 7/8 x 24 in.)

    Phillips · Dec 12, 2019 · Lot 143
    £2,375≈ $3,128≈ €2,809Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £1,000–2,000View at Phillips ↗
11. 
    Untitled (Faces), 1999

    Drawing · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 55
    $1,625≈ £976≈ €1,183Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
12. 
    The Humans, c. 2004

    Acrylic · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 23, 2014 · Lot 54
    $2,875≈ £1,726≈ €2,093Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
13. 
    Contemporary, c. 2008

    Acrylic · Paper

    Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 13, 2013 · Lot 436
    $4,375≈ £2,736≈ €3,225Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $3,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
14. 
    Everything You See/All That Shit Fuels My Patterns, 1996

    Acrylic · Paper

    19½ h x 25 w in (50 x 63 cm)

    Wright · Sep 27, 2012 · Lot 326
    $5,000≈ £3,083≈ €3,884Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗

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