Rashid Johnson’s large-scale 2014 “Anxious Man” tile work heads to Sotheby’s Contemporary Curated sale on October 7 with a 400,000–600,000 USD estimate, anchoring trader focus on whether the final hammer price clears key thresholds. Recent auction results for the artist’s Anxious Men series and related Bruise and Red paintings show consistent strength, with multiple lots exceeding estimates and several major works realizing seven figures, supporting broad confidence in Johnson’s secondary-market resilience. The piece’s scale, early date in the signature motif, and white-ceramic execution align with historically sought-after examples, while the broader contemporary market’s selective demand for established names favors this outcome. Traders are watching for any last-minute presale interest or comparable results in the days ahead that could shift implied probabilities around the estimate range.