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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Rules of Inference (K. 1974.03)
Mel Bochner (American, 1940–2025) · 1974
$3,528 price realized incl. premium
≈ £2,526≈ €2,928
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- Medium
- Etching · Prints & multiples all etching results →As published: “Etching and aquatint, on Rives BFK paper, with full margins”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Etchings
- Dimensions
- I. 22 x 30 5/8 in. (55.9 x 77.8 cm) S. 29 3/4 x 38 3/4 in. (75.6 x 98.4 cm)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- Editions & Works on Paper (NY030121)
- Date
- April 20, 2021
- Location
- New York, United States
- Lot
- 210
- Estimate
- $600 – $900 (≈ £430 – £644) (≈ €498 – €747)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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