Mel Bochner Drawings: Auction Prices

American · 1940–2025

ArtSell has recorded 7 auction results for Mel Bochner drawings between 2010 and 2025, of which 6 sold (86% sell-through). Prices realised range from $1,260 to $37,500, with a median of $9,950 across 6 priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). The highest recorded price is $37,500 for “Untitled (Estimating an 8" x 8" Square)” at Phillips in 2018.

Record: Untitled (Estimating an 8" x 8" Square) — $37,500Sign up free to see

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1. 
   Axiom of Precedence: Second Case (Zero Over Clockwise), 1972

   Drawing · Paper

   22¼ h x 30 w in (57 x 76 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 21, 2025 · Lot 178
   $9,900≈ £7,386≈ €8,745Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
2. 
   Axiom of Precedence: First Case (Zero Over-Counter Clockwise) R.V., 1972

   Drawing · Paper

   22¼ h x 29⅞ w in (57 x 76 cm)

   Rago Auctions · May 21, 2025 · Lot 180
   $10,160≈ £7,580≈ €8,974Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
3. 
   Untitled, 1989

   Drawing · Paper

   19 1/2 x 15 1/2 in. (49.5 x 39.4 cm)

   Phillips · Mar 11, 2022 · Lot 95
   $1,260≈ £963≈ €1,146Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–1,500View at Phillips ↗
4. 
   Untitled (Estimating an 8" x 8" Square), 1972

   Drawing · Paper

   each 11 x 14 in. (27.9 x 35.6 cm.)

   Phillips · Nov 14, 2018 · Lot 130
   $37,500≈ £28,897≈ €33,198Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
5. 
   Counting Alternatives Series (The Wittgenstein Illustrations), 1972

   Drawing · Paper

   29 7/8 x 22 in. (76 x 56 cm)

   Phillips · Feb 29, 2016 · Lot 141
   Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $20,000–30,000View at Phillips ↗
6. 
   Counting: Asymptotic Zones (9), 1972

   Drawing · Paper

   16¼ h x 8½ w in (41 x 22 cm)

   Wright · Sep 14, 2010 · Lot 392
   $10,000≈ £6,493≈ €7,782Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $6,000–View at Wright ↗
7. 
   untitled, 1973

   Drawing · Paper

   12 h x 11 w in (30 x 28 cm)

   Wright · Sep 14, 2010 · Lot 391
   $4,375≈ £2,841≈ €3,405Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $4,000–View at Wright ↗

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