# Mel Bochner - Auction Profile

Canonical: https://appraisily.com/artist/mel-bochner/
Snapshot URL: https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/mel-bochner/llm.md
Updated: 2026-05-01T06:44:17.774Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 268
- Lots with prices: 198
- First auction date: 2001-05-16
- Latest auction date: 2026-01-11
- Median realised price: $8,750
- Price range: $126 to $137,500

## Market Takeaway
Mel Bochner shows deep auction liquidity with 268 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $8,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 23 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-11.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($8,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $1,600 and $21,250.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 13.6% (27 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 38.4% (76 sales)
- $10,000\+: 48% (95 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 23
- Previous 12 months sales: 18
- Recent 12 months median: $1,900
- Previous 12 months median: $8,750
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-11
- Days since latest sale: 38
- Market velocity: moderate

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 66 lots
- Phillips: 31 lots
- Sotheby's: 30 lots
- Bonhams: 18 lots
- Rago Arts and Auction Center: 17 lots
- DUMBO Auctions: 9 lots
- Tate Ward Auctions: 9 lots
- Wright: 8 lots
- Auctionata US: 7 lots
- Forum Auctions \- UK: 7 lots

## Top Categories
- N/A

## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-01-11 | MEL BOCHNER \(AMERICAN, 1940\-2025\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $1,900
2. 2026-01-11 | MEL BOCHNER \(AMERICAN, 1940\-2025\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $850
3. 2026-01-11 | MEL BOCHNER \(AMERICAN, 1940\-2025\). | Clarke Auction Gallery | $400
4. 2025-12-12 | Mel Bochner \(American, 1940\-2025\) Kick Against The Pricks, 2018 | Freeman’s | $2,500
5. 2025-11-24 | Mel Bochner, 1940\-2025, A Word Square for Jenny Licht | Germann Auction House Ltd | CHF 1,900
6. 2025-11-20 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\) Master of the Universe 77 1/4 x 46 3/4 in \(196.2 x 118.7 cm\) \(Executed in 2022\) | Bonhams | N/A
7. 2025-11-14 | Mel Bochner \(American, 1940\-2025\) Crazy, 2018 | Freeman’s | $9,500 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-mel-bochner-american-1940-2025-crazy-2018-47-c-44878d3784
8. 2025-10-23 | Complain | Sotheby's | N/A
9. 2025-10-23 | Nasty | Sotheby's | N/A
10. 2025-10-22 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\). Measurement '9. oil on paper, in five partseach: 1 | Christie's | N/A
11. 2025-10-22 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\). Counting 0\-10 \#1. acrylic on canvas, in nine parts | Christie's | N/A
12. 2025-10-01 | Mel Bochner \(American, 1940\-2025\), "Counting Alternatives: The Wittgenstein Illustrations" \[Portfolio\], 1991 | South Bay Auctions Inc | $1,100
13. 2025-09-03 | Mel Bochner, Untitled | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $1,000
14. 2025-08-13 | MEL BOCHNER, FOUR COLORED QUARTETS, FOUR LITHOGRAPHS MOUNTED TO BOARD | RoGallery | N/A
15. 2025-07-18 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\). Random Numbers \#13. oil on canvas18 x 24 in. \(45.7 | Christie's | $63,000
16. 2025-07-16 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\). Primer \(1969\-1972\) Twenty\-One Demonstrations from a Theory of Sculpture. Overall: 11 ½ x 8 ½ x 1 in. \(292 x 216 x 25 mm.\).75 | Christie's | $1,134
17. 2025-07-13 | MEL BOCHNER "FOUR COLOR QUARTET" LITHOGRAPHS | District Auction | $150
18. 2025-05-17 | Mel Bochner \(American 1940\-2025\) , Composition 9.1.81, Charcoal, conte crayon pastel on paper, Signed and dated lower right Bochner 9.1.81, 24 1/2" x 19 1/2", Provenance: Sonnabend, West Broadway NY | Nadeau's Auction Gallery | $3,750
19. 2025-05-13 | Mel Bochner, Are You Out of Your Fucking Mind | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $17,000
20. 2025-05-13 | Mel Bochner, If the Colour Changes… | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $10,000
21. 2025-04-16 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\). Money. Sheet: 30 x 20 1/8 in. \(762 x 511 mm.\). | Christie's | $40,320
22. 2025-03-26 | MEL BOCHNER \(1940\-2025\) \- 'Blah, Blah, Blah \+ Background Noise' | Marques dos Santos | N/A
23. 2025-02-26 | MEL BOCHNER \(B. 1940\). BLAH BLAH BLAH. Sheet: 12 x 9 in. \(304 x 228 mm.\). | Christie's | $20,160
24. 2025-02-04 | Mel Bochner \(American, b.1940\) Five by Four \(Blue\): Study, 1995 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | $2,750

## Comparable Artists To Watch
- [Siep van den Berg](https://appraisily.com/artist/siep-van-den-berg-n9mohxye5e/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [Otto Baumberger](https://appraisily.com/artist/otto-baumberger-glyis3leu1/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.
- [Albert Besnard](https://appraisily.com/artist/albert-besnard-oj24ffvtce/): This artist is worth monitoring for similar auction volume and collector demand.

## Related Artists
- [Bernard Buffet](https://appraisily.com/artist/bernard-buffet/)
- [Mr Brainwash](https://appraisily.com/artist/mr-brainwash-fd7vv6gu7w/)
- [Georges Braque](https://appraisily.com/artist/georges-braque/)
- [Jean Michel Basquiat](https://appraisily.com/artist/jean-michel-basquiat/)
- [Romero Britto](https://appraisily.com/artist/romero-britto/)
- [Banksy](https://appraisily.com/artist/banksy/)
- [Baishi Qi](https://appraisily.com/artist/baishi-qi/)
- [Charles Raymond Blackman](https://appraisily.com/artist/charles-raymond-blackman/)

## JSON Source
https://appraisily.com/api/scraper-search/artists/mel-bochner/seo-profile