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Mel Bochner

American · 1940–2025 · Painter, Printmaker

Melvin Simon Bochner was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art.… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah, 2010, oil on canvasBlah, Blah, BlahPhillips · $187,500≈ £149,892≈ €166,135Sign up to see
  2. Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah, 2012, monoprint with collage, engraving and embossment on joined hand-dyed Twinrocker handmade paper, diptychBlah, Blah, BlahPhillips · $137,500≈ £110,406≈ €128,301Sign up to see
  3. Mel Bochner, HA HA HA, 2019, monoprint in oil with engraving and embossmentHA HA HAPhillips · HK$945,000≈ $121,811≈ £85,958≈ €100,157Sign up to see

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  1. Mel Bochner, Amazing, 2018, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colours, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper, the full sheet
    Amazing, 2018
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 37.5 x 27.5 cm (14 3/4 x 10 7/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 58
    £17,500≈ $22,971≈ €20,711Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £7,000–10,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. Mel Bochner, Blah Blah Blah, 2017, Monoprint with collage and etching with embossing on card
    Blah Blah Blah, 2017
    Print (other) · Board
    36.8 x 38.1 cm
    Lempertz · · Lot 803
    €11,780≈ $12,937≈ £10,039Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. €10,000–View at Lempertz ↗
  3. Mel Bochner, Complain/Kvetch, 2002, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colors, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper, the full sheet
    Complain/Kvetch, 2002
    Print (other) · Paper · ed. 1/1
    S. 40 x 51 1/2 in. (101.6 x 130.8 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 103
    $21,250≈ £16,568≈ €19,132Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $30,000–40,000View at Phillips ↗
  4. Mel Bochner, Kick Against The Pricks, 2018, Screenprint in two colours, on Boutique Silk Fair Blue paper, the full sheet
    Kick Against The Pricks, 2018
    Screenprint · Paper · ed. 20/30
    S. 26.6 x 71.3 cm (10 1/2 x 28 1/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 225
    £2,250≈ $2,774≈ €2,530Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £2,000–3,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Mel Bochner, Amazing, 2018, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colours, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper, the full sheet
    Amazing, 2018
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 158.3 x 118.3 cm (62 3/8 x 46 5/8 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 53
    £90,000≈ $110,961≈ €101,214Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £30,000–50,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Mel Bochner, The Joys of Yiddish, 2014, Screenprint in colours on felt, mounted to aluminium with metal strainer on the reverse (as issued)
    The Joys of Yiddish, 2014
    Screenprint · ed. 7/30
    160 x 134 cm (62 7/8 x 52 3/4 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 54
    £21,250≈ $26,199≈ €23,898Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £8,000–12,000View at Phillips ↗
  7. Mel Bochner, Untitled
    Untitled
    Rago Auctions · · Lot 597
    $8,125≈ £6,249≈ €7,284Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
  8. Mel Bochner, Not Titled (17), 1995, Monoprint with engraving, embossing and hand-coloring, on four sheets of Handmade Twinrocker paper (as issued), the full sheets
    Not Titled (17), 1995
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 18 1/4 x 18 1/4 in. (46.4 x 46.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 219
    $1,500≈ £1,153≈ €1,334Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,500–2,500View at Phillips ↗
  9. Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colors, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper, the full sheet
    Blah, Blah, Blah, 2018
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 22 5/8 x 31 in. (57.5 x 78.7 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 49
    $46,250≈ £35,555≈ €41,129Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗
  10. Mel Bochner, Do I Have To Draw You A Picture?, 2017, Monoprint with collage, engraving, embossing and oil paint in colors, on handmade and hand-dyed Twinrocker paper, the full sheet
    Do I Have To Draw You A Picture?, 2017
    Print (other) · Paper
    S. 28 3/4 x 23 in. (73 x 58.4 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 50
    $35,000≈ £26,907≈ €31,125Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $15,000–20,000View at Phillips ↗
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About Mel Bochner

Melvin Simon Bochner was an American conceptual artist. He is considered to be one of the founders of Conceptual Art, and credited with reshaping the canon of contemporary art. Bochner's 1966 exhibition, “Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art,” is cited as one of the first conceptual art exhibitions in the world.

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