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- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,627–$23,441
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — Evening & Day Editions, London · 24 January 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-232131
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
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Mel Bochner, Gobbledygook. Phillips, 24 Jan 2019, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-232131.
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Mel Bochner, Gobbledygook. Phillips, 24 Jan 2019, lot 65. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-232131.
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From the same sale Evening & Day Editions · Jan 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue 11 | Ai Weiwei | £5,000–£7,000 | |
| Murmures (Murmurings) | Paul Delvaux | £15,000–£20,000 | |
| Souvenir | Gerhard Richter | £50,000–£70,000 | |
| Man’s Best Friend | Kaws | £25,000–£35,000 | |
| This Side Up | Martin Kippenberger | £7,000–£9,000 | |
| Sex | Ed Ruscha | £6,000–£8,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Going Out of Business | $16,250 | Heritage Auctions, Oct 2021 | |
| Mel Bochner | Go Away | Phillips, Sep 2022 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah 2009 | Bonhams, Oct 2020 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Christie's, Feb 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | Sotheby's, Oct 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well | Sotheby's, Apr 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Everybody is Full of Shit (K.W. 2018.06) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Amazing | Phillips, Jan 2020 |
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.