Ed Ruscha’s “Cities Across the Globe,” a large 1980 acrylic-on-canvas panorama from the artist’s early 1980s output, carried a $400,000–$600,000 estimate into Sotheby’s October 7 Contemporary Curated sale. Strong recent performance by Ruscha’s 1980s paintings and works on paper, alongside the artist’s 2024 record of $68.3 million, has supported trader expectations that the lot could clear or exceed the high estimate. The work’s exhibition history, solid provenance, and benefit-sale status add visibility, while comparable edition and drawing results from 2025–2026 show consistent sell-through rates above 78 percent. The final “lot sold” price, once confirmed by Sotheby’s, will settle the related Polymarket thresholds through October 31.