Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Untitled (Moticos with RENNE CO), 1956–1960
Mixed media · Board
Phillips · Sep 16, 2025$4,445 ≈ £3,259 ≈ €3,765Sign up free to see price
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Auction result
Untitled (Scarlet Letter)
Ray Johnson (American, 1927–1995) · c. 1973
$1,000 price realized incl. premium
≈ £601≈ €732
Hammer $800 · with buyer’s premium $1,000
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- Medium
- Drawing (ink) · Works on paper all drawing results →As published: “printed paper with ink”
- Support
- Paper
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 7 h x 4 w in (18 x 10 cm)
- Auction house
- Wright
- Sale
- Art + Design (auctions/2014/02/art-design)
- Date
- February 27, 2014
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Lot
- 146
- Estimate
- $1,000 – — (≈ £601) (≈ €732)
- Source
- Auction house wright20.com ↗Retrieved Oct 1, 2026
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