Rashid Johnson’s 2014 “Anxious Man,” a large-scale work in white ceramic tile, wax, and spray enamel from his signature series, heads to Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated auction on October 7 with a $400,000–$600,000 estimate. The sale occurs amid heightened visibility from the artist’s mid-career retrospective “A Poem for Deep Thinkers,” now touring major museums including the Guggenheim, and his inclusion on the 2026 TIME100 Art list. Similar Anxious Men pieces have previously achieved seven-figure results at auction, though the broader contemporary market has shown volatility with some recent secondary sales falling short of prior peaks. Traders will watch pre-sale estimates, comparable results in the same evening, and any last-minute institutional or private interest that could push the hammer price above or below the estimate range.