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- Estimate
- $10,000–$15,000 hammer
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Current Mood: Online Auction, New York · 15 April 2020
- Record ID
- TB-2026-227552
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah. Phillips, 15 Apr 2020, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-227552.
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Mel Bochner, Blah, Blah, Blah. Phillips, 15 Apr 2020, lot 5. bought in (did not sell). TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-227552.
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From the same sale Current Mood: Online Auction · Apr 2020
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Set of four "Komed" chairs | Marc Newson | $12,000–$18,000 | |
| hmmm. | Rob Pruitt | $30,000–$50,000 | |
| Three totems | Guy De Rougemont | $4,000–$6,000 | |
| Mental | Sarah Morris | $7,000–$10,000 | |
| Grey Tear | Trudy Benson | $5,000–$7,000 | |
| Untitled | Oliver Osborne | $800–$1,200 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Center Estimated and Measured | $12,500 | Wright, Oct 2021 | |
| Mel Bochner | Kvetch Kvetch Kvetch | Christie's, Mar 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Fucked-Up and Far from Home | Wright, Jan 2018 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Howl | Christie's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Axiom of Precedence: First Case (Zero Over-Counter Clockwise | Rago, May 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Rago, Sep 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | I Don't Get It, I Still Don't Get It, from the Exasperation | Bonhams, Nov 2021 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | Phillips, Apr 2026 |
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.