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- Estimate
- $30,000–$40,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session, New York · 15 November 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-189707
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Nothing. Phillips, 15 Nov 2023, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-189707.
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Mel Bochner, Nothing. Phillips, 15 Nov 2023, lot 366. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-189707.
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From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Afternoon Session · Nov 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shifting into Five | Jo Messer | $40,000–$60,000 | |
| Ohne Titel | Miriam Cahn | $70,000–$100,000 | |
| From Dark to Light (from the Waterfall series) | Pat Steir | $400,000–$600,000 | |
| Amontilad | John Armleder | $60,000–$80,000 | |
| Passing/Posing (The Reluctant Messiah) | Kehinde Wiley | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| I Have Proof | Jeanette Mundt | $15,000–$20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Nothing | $60,764 | Phillips, Jun 2026 | |
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Phillips, Sep 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Obvious | Phillips, Nov 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | Phillips, Jun 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | mel bochner | amazing | Sotheby's, Apr 2020 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Triangular and Square: Numbers (or Points) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Random Numbers #13 | Christie's, Jul 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 |
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.