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- Estimate
- $5,000–$7,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Editions & Works on Paper, New York · 20 April 2021
- Record ID
- TB-2026-215348
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Oh Well. Phillips, 20 Apr 2021, lot 344. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-215348.
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Mel Bochner, Oh Well. Phillips, 20 Apr 2021, lot 344. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-215348.
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From the same sale Editions & Works on Paper · Apr 2021
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cuadrados Vibrantes, from Sintesis Series | Jesús Rafael Soto | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Óvalo en el Rojo, from Sintesis Series | Jesús Rafael Soto | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Helices (Propellers) (M. 39) | Alexander Calder | $2,500–$4,500 | |
| Petite Spiral | Alexander Calder | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Couleurs enlaces dans le fil de fer (Colors Entwined in the Wire) | Alexander Calder | $2,000–$4,000 | |
| Untitled [Red Cloud] | Alexander Calder | $2,500–$3,500 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Mel Bochner 梅爾 · 伯克奈爾 | Blah, Blah, Blah (MB6105) 廢話，廢話，廢話（M | $29,382 | Sotheby's, Sep 2025 | |
| Mel Bochner | Diagonals Constant | Christie's, Oct 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | Rago, May 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Phillips, Mar 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | [no title recorded] | Dorotheum, Nov 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Tangency | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Triangular and Square: Numbers (or Points) | Heritage Auctions, Nov 2020 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Useless 2007 | Bonhams, Nov 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.