What is a Mel Bochner print worth?
1940–2025 · Price guide from past auction results
Based on 177 priced auction sales, works by Mel Bochner have sold for a median of $12,500Sign up free to see. Half of them sold between $3,024Sign up free to see and $27,940Sign up free to see. For prints alone, the median is $12,818Sign up free to see across 138 sales. In the last five years the median was $12,335Sign up free to see across 98 sales. These are past auction results, not a valuation: medium, size, condition and provenance all change what a particular work brings.
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Mel Bochner prices by medium
- Auction results
- 192
- Sold rate
- 92%
- Active at auction
- 2010–2026
- Median price
- $12.5kSign up free to see
- Record price
- $188kSign up free to see Blah, Blah, Blah, Phillips, Jul 2020
| Medium | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prints | 138 | $2.6k–$27.1kSign up free to see | $12.8kSign up free to see |
| Works on Paper | 17 | $4.4k–$11.3kSign up free to see | $9kSign up free to see |
| Paintings | 15 | $21.4k–$90.8kSign up free to see | $47kSign up free to see |
Top auction houses: Phillips (126), Rago Auctions (18), Wright (18)
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Typical range is the middle half of priced sales (USD at the sale-date rate). Past auction results, not a valuation.
Prices by size
| Size (longest side) | Priced sales | Typical range | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small (under 30 cm) | 8 | $2k–$10.2kSign up free to see | $6.1kSign up free to see |
| Mid-size (30–75 cm) | 65 | $3k–$19.6kSign up free to see | $12.7kSign up free to see |
| Large (75–150 cm) | 70 | $1.9k–$27.6kSign up free to see | $8.6kSign up free to see |
| Very large (over 150 cm) | 24 | $25.7k–$103kSign up free to see | $61.6kSign up free to see |
Recent Mel Bochner sales
- Untitled (from the 4 x 4 x 4 portfolio), screenprint in colors — $704Sign up free to see, Rago Auctions, Aug 14, 2026
- Blah, Blah, Blah, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colors, on handmad — $25,800Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- It Doesn’t Get Any Better Than This (K. 2014.03), Screenprint in colors, on Lanaquarelle paper, the full sheet — $28,380Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 24, 2026
- Nothing, Unique monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colours, on — $60,763Sign up free to see, Phillips, Jun 4, 2026
- Blah, Blah, Blah, Monoprint in colors with collage, engraving and embossing, on hand-dyed Twinrock — $19,350Sign up free to see, Phillips, Apr 22, 2026
- 12"; and 12", Two unique monoprints with woodcut and embossing, on handmade and-dyed Twinrocke — $3,096Sign up free to see, Phillips, Feb 7, 2026
- Rules of Inference, Aquatint on paper — $1,900Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 11, 2026
- QED, A portfolio of 4 etchings with aquatint on Rives BFK with Rives lightweight (chi — $850Sign up free to see, Clarke Auction Gallery, Jan 11, 2026
Questions about Mel Bochner prices
What is a Mel Bochner print worth?
Based on 177 priced auction sales recorded by ArtSell, works by Mel Bochner have sold for a median of $12,500, and half of them sold between $3,024 and $27,940. For prints alone the median is $12,818 (138 sales). Medium, size, condition, subject and provenance all affect the price of a particular work; these are past auction results, not a valuation.
What is the most expensive work by Mel Bochner sold at auction?
The highest price in ArtSell’s records is $187,500 for “Blah, Blah, Blah” at Phillips in July 2020.
Which Mel Bochner medium sells for the most?
By median price, paintings lead with $46,990 (15 sales).
How often do Mel Bochner works sell at auction?
92% of the 192 lots recorded between 2010 and 2026 sold.
How can I sell a Mel Bochner print?
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ArtSell has recorded 192 auction results for Mel Bochner between 2010 and 2026, and 177 of them sold (92%).
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