Lot 68 · First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art
Heptagon with Black Square
Mel Bochner · pastel and charcoal on paper
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- Estimate
- $7,000–$10,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Christie's — First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art, New York · 20 July 2022
- Dimensions
- in. (96.5 x 126.7 cm.)
- Record ID
- TB-2026-3441204
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 28 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Heptagon with Black Square. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441204.
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Mel Bochner, Heptagon with Black Square. Christie's, 20 Jul 2022, lot 68. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-3441204.
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|---|---|---|---|
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| Mutprobe (Fliegende Klassenzimmer) [Test of Courage (Flying Classroom)] | MARTIN HONERT (b. 1953) | $15,000–$20,000 | |
| Untitled | MARINA PINSKY (B. 1986) | $1,000–$2,000 | |
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| Galatea | Jules Olitski | $10,000–$15,000 | |
| Red Rum | Anthony Caro | $30,000–$50,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | $16,510 | Phillips, Sep 2023 | |
| Mel Bochner | Go Away | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Silence | Sotheby's, Mar 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well (K.W. 2020.02) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Fucked-Up and Far from Home | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | I Dont Get It / I Still Dont Get It (diptych) | Wright, Jan 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | I Don't Get It / I Still Don't Get It (K.W. 2014.08) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Rago, Nov 2021 |
The closest sold results by price, artist, and medium — the appraiser's comp set, generated from the corpus. All figures converted to USD at current reference rates.