Photo © Phillips — view this lot on Phillips ↗Blah, Blah, Blah, 2019
Print (other) · Paper
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026$25,800 ≈ £19,603 ≈ €22,751Sign up free to see price
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Offered at auction
Composition 9.1.81
Mel Bochner (American, 1940–2025)
Offered at auction, result not published
Estimate $2,000 – $4,000 (≈ £1,506 – £3,011) (≈ €1,787 – €3,573)
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- Medium
- Pastel · Works on paper all pastel results →As published: “Charcoal, conte crayon pastel on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated lower right Bochner 9.1.81
- Category
- Drawings
- Dimensions
- 24 1/2 x 19 1/2 in
- Auction house
- Nadeau's Auction Gallery
- Sale
- 2025 Annual Spring Outdoor, Decorative, and Fine Art Auction (19415)
- Date
- May 17, 2025
- Location
- Windsor, Connecticut, United States
- Lot
- 207
- Estimate
- $2,000 – $4,000 (≈ £1,506 – £3,011) (≈ €1,787 – €3,573)
- Source
- Auction house bid.nadeausauction.com ↗Retrieved Sep 29, 2026
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