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- Estimate
- $60,000–$80,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — New Now, New York · 27 September 2023
- Record ID
- TB-2026-190201
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Blah Blah Blah. Phillips, 27 Sep 2023, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-190201.
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Mel Bochner, Blah Blah Blah. Phillips, 27 Sep 2023, lot 141. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-190201.
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From the same sale New Now · Sep 2023
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Cloud | Norman Lewis | $20,000–$30,000 | |
| Untitled | Kehinde Wiley | $100,000–$150,000 | |
| The Trouble with Being Born | Urs Fischer | $250,000–$350,000 | |
| Hope (Red) | Robert Indiana | $150,000–$200,000 | |
| Zentrum | Kenny Scharf | $50,000–$70,000 | |
| Still Life with Four Roses and Pear | Tom Wesselmann | $40,000–$60,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | $52,920 | Sotheby's, Sep 2022 | |
| Mel Bochner | Top Dog | Phillips, Jul 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Nothing | Phillips, Jun 2026 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Triangular and Square: Numbers (or Points) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Sotheby's, Mar 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Head Honcho | Sotheby's, Jul 2023 |
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.