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- Estimate
- £6,000–£8,000 hammer ≈ $8,499–$11,332
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Sotheby's — Contemporary Art Online, London · 26 May 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-4929258
- Record
- first seen 28 Jul 2026 · updated 6 Sep 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Head Honcho. Sotheby's, 26 May 2021, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4929258.
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Mel Bochner, Head Honcho. Sotheby's, 26 May 2021, lot 6. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-4929258.
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From the same sale Contemporary Art Online · May 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| According to Mag | Matthew Burrows | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Untitled | Karl Holmqvist | £6,000–£8,000 | |
| Jerry Hall | Andy Warhol | £4,000–£6,000 | |
| Model Toscana | Martin Kippenberger | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Mescaline | Damien Hirst | £7,000–£10,000 | |
| Doha Spring (Monochrome) | Marc Quinn | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Go Away | $14,552 | Phillips, Sep 2022 | |
| Mel Bochner | Fucked-Up and Far from Home | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Everybody is Full of Shit (K.W. 2018.06) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Scoundrel | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well 2014 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Aggregate (Study) | Bonhams, Jul 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | I Don't Get It, I Still Don't Get It, from the Exasperation | Bonhams, 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.