Sign in to download a work market report (PDF) — placement, comparables, and the artist's market, generated from the record.
- Estimate
- £12,000–£18,000 hammer ≈ $15,749–$23,623
- Result
- Performance
- Sale
- Phillips — 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, London · 7 March 2019
- Record ID
- TB-2026-233457
- Record
- first seen 20 Jul 2026 · updated 20 Jul 2026 · source ↗
- Cite this record
- TB-2026-233457 — https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-233457
Mel Bochner, Obscene. Phillips, 7 Mar 2019, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-233457.
Cite this record permanent · resolvable · quotable
Appraisal reports, insurance claims, catalogue entries and footnotes. The identifier never changes, and anyone can resolve it back to this page at https://thebasis.art/cite/TB-2026-233457.
Mel Bochner, Obscene. Phillips, 7 Mar 2019, lot 205. result recorded. TheBasis.Art, TB-2026-233457.
The citation omits the realized price because this record is not unlocked. Everything else in it is complete and permanent.
From the same sale 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale · Mar 2019
| Lot | Artist | Estimate | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Albuquerque Balcony | Juan Muñoz | £120,000–£180,000 | |
| Passstück | Franz West | £40,000–£60,000 | |
| Light Blue | Sam Francis | £55,000–£75,000 | |
| Untitled | Philip Guston | £30,000–£40,000 | |
| Laddermannetje | Karel Appel | £20,000–£30,000 | |
| Rapsodia in blu | Marino Marini | £15,000–£20,000 |
Comparable results nearest sold works, same medium & price band
| Artist | Lot | vs. estimate | Result USD, incl. premium | Sale |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mel Bochner | Blah Blah Blah | $22,857 | Phillips, Mar 2025 | |
| Mel Bochner | Mendacious | Phillips, Feb 2025 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Tangency | Sotheby's, May 2026 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Money , 2011 | Freeman's | Hindman, Apr 2023 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Oh Well 2014 | Bonhams, Mar 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Everybody is Full of Shit (K.W. 2018.06) | Phillips, Jun 2024 | ||
| Mel Bochner | Blah, Blah, Blah | Rago, May 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.