Mel Bochner

Primer (1969-1972) Twenty-One Demonstrations from a Theory of Sculpture (K. 1995.07)

1995
The complete set of 21 screenprints in white, on black wove paper, with full margins, with colophon, all loose (as issued), all contained in the original cloth wrap and wooden portfolio box.
all I. various sizes
all S. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 in. (25.1 x 17.5 cm)
portfolio 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 x 1 in. (29.2 x 21 x 2.5 cm)
Signed, dated and numbered 15/50 in pencil on the colophon (there were also 5 artist's proofs), published by Gallery 360º, Tokyo.

Estimate
$600 - 900

Sold for $889

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Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 12 February 2025

1No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Baby Bellini
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,159
2No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Seasonbags, from Made in Tampa
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $4,826
3No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Street Sounds
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000 •
Sold for $2,540
4No Reserve
Robert Rauschenberg
Street Sounds West
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $1,524
5
Robert Rauschenberg
Tampa 1-3; and Tampa 8-12, from Made in Tampa
Estimate $10,000 - 12,000
6
Robert Rauschenberg
XXXIV Drawings for Dante's Inferno (F. 17, S. 13)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $3,556
7
Robert Rauschenberg
Pre-Morocco, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,080
8
Andy Warhol
Brooklyn Bridge (F. & S. 290)
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
Sold for $33,020
9
James Rosenquist
Off the Continental Divide (S. 17, G. 69)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $4,445
10
This lot is no longer available.
11No Reserve
James Rosenquist
I.C.U.R.A.T.V. (G. 224)
Estimate $600 - 800 •
Sold for $889
12
Vito Acconci
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
13
Alighiero Boetti
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $9,525
14
William N. Copley
Flag of the political prisoner, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,810
15
Ronnie Cutrone
Birdland, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,334
16
Hanne Darboven
00-99, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
17
Hans Haacke
Apartheid, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
18
Keith Haring
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $60,000 - 80,000
Sold for $69,850
19
Robert Longo
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,985
20
Annette Messager
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
21
Bridget Riley
Untitled, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $12,065
22
Kenny Scharf
Flag for All, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
23
Ben Vautier
Vive la différence, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $3,048
24
Lawrence Weiner
Drapeau for a community, from Gran Pavese – The Flag Project
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $16,510
25
David Wojnarowicz
Untitled (ACT UP Diptych)
Estimate $5,000 - 8,000
Sold for $11,430
26
Kara Walker
Restraint
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $7,620
27
Kara Walker
Freedom: A Fable
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
28
Hank Willis Thomas
Hang Time Circa 1923
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
29
Hank Willis Thomas
126 Hundred Dollar Bills (Gold)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $21,590
30
Kehinde Wiley
The Gypsy Fortune-Teller
Estimate $30,000 - 50,000
Sold for $38,100
31
Jacolby Satterwhite
Easter
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500
Sold for $762
32
Tschabalala Self
Out of Body
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $9,525
33
Elizabeth Catlett
Keisha M.
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,413
34
Elizabeth Catlett
Irena
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $1,905
35
Elizabeth Catlett
Glory
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
36
Bisa Butler
Daughter of the Dust
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $11,430
37No Reserve
Mickalene Thomas
Portrait de Priscilla la Petite Chienne Deux :)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $2,286
38
Danielle McKinney
Dream Catcher
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $8,255
39
Khari Turner
Rest and Wellness
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,207
40
Emma Amos
Flying
Estimate $700 - 1,000
Sold for $1,397
41
Wangechi Mutu
WaterSpirit washed Pelican
Estimate $500 - 700
Sold for $1,651
42
Betye Saar
The Heat of Fire
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
43
Betye Saar
The Sound of Water
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
44
Rashid Johnson
Untitled (Good Days)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $7,620
45
Howardena Pindell
Waterfall (Gihon River), Squared and Numbered, Swanton, VT
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,524
46No Reserve
Toyin Ojih Odutola
Untitled
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,651
47
Willie Cole
Man Spirit Mask
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $1,778
48
Willie Cole
Domestic Shield I
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $7,874
49
Willie Cole
Merit 1000 (TM) Airmask
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
50No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (stick) (B. 79)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $4,445
51No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Rubber Mat
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $318
52No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Set in Stone, from Documenta 11
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,016
53No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Hair and there
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $889
54No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (graters)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $508
55No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Clouds (22)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,397
56No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
T42; and T42 (gold)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000 •
Sold for $1,270
57No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Untitled (brain)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $699
58No Reserve
Mona Hatoum
Hand made paper
Estimate $500 - 1,000 •
Sold for $381
59
Miriam Schapiro
Carnival in Rio
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,826
60
Joan Brown
Jaguar Earrings
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,524
61
Niki de Saint Phalle
Dear Clarice, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $2,286
62
Peter Saul
Daisy Crockett
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $6,350
63
Pablo Picasso
Corrida (Bull-Fight) (B. 840, M. 303)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $12,700
64No Reserve
Georges Braque
Fleurs de l'air, from Lettera amorosa (Flowers of the Air, from Love Letter) (see V. 187)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $2,794
65No Reserve
Philip Pearlstein
Nude Lying with Crossed Legs; Two Female Models on Rocker and Stool; and Models with Mirror (F. 11 & 37)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $953
66No Reserve
Philip Pearlstein
Figure on Couch, from Six Lithographs Drawn from Life; Nude with Rocker; and Models and Horses (F. 17 & 43)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $445
67
Henri Matisse
Le repos du modele (The Model Rests) (First State) (D. 416)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,064
68
Henri Matisse
Nu au rocking chair (Nude in Rocking Chair) (D. 410)
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500
Sold for $4,445
69
Henri Matisse
Nu assis-les yeux noirs (Seated Nude - with Black Eyes) (D. 97)
Estimate $6,000 - 8,000
70
Henri Matisse
Nu assis dans un fauteuil, une jambe repilée (Nude Seated in an Armchair, One Leg Bent) (D. 420)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
71
Henri Matisse
Torse de face (Torso from the Front) (D. 407)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,826
72
Henri Matisse
L'homme endormi (The Sleeping Man) (D. 771)
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,255
73
Henri Matisse
Orientale, tatouage en croix sur la poitrine (Oriental, Cross Tattoo on Chest) (D. 154)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
74
Glenn Brown
The Artist's Father
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
75
Andy Warhol
A Gold Book (F. & S. IV.106-124)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $15,240
76No Reserve
Jasper Johns
The Seasons (U.L.A.E. 249)
Estimate $3,500 - 4,500 •
Sold for $2,794
77
Jasper Johns
Corpse and Mirror (S. 117, U.L.A.E. 168)
Estimate $20,000 - 30,000
Sold for $22,860
78No Reserve
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 256)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $4,445
79
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 217)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
80
Jasper Johns
Untitled (U.L.A.E. 13)
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $6,096
81
Ed Ruscha
Mr. Ray (E. 86)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,700
82No Reserve
Billy Al Bengston
Rocket Dracula Quinto (T. 2347)
Estimate $500 - 700 •
Sold for $191
83No Reserve
Saul Steinberg
Sphynx; and Provincetown (G. 1180-81)
Estimate $700 - 1,000 •
Sold for $826
84
Richard Prince
Untitled, from New Figures
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,810
85No Reserve
Mel Ramos
Llama; and Indian Rhinoceros
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,397
86
Sigmar Polke
Leave the Lab and enter the Office (B. & O. 92)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,080
87
David Hockney
My Pool and Terrace, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $21,590
88
Alex Katz
Bathing Cap (Ada) (S. 499)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $17,780
89
Alex Katz
Sarah, from Three Portraits Silkscreen Suite (S. 501)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $12,065
90
Alex Katz
Late Summer Flowers (S. 519)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $13,970
91
Grace Hartigan
Woman Warrior
Estimate $500 - 700
92
Grace Hartigan
Woman's Head
Estimate $700 - 1,000
Sold for $889
93
Robert Crumb
Aline's 50th Birthday, August 1st, 1998
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $5,080
94
Robert Colescott
Tap
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $762
95
Robert Longo
Untitled (Tree)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $12,700
96No Reserve
Peter Doig
Fisherman
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $3,048
97
Peter Doig
Untitled (Canoe)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,905
98
James Lesesne Wells
Looking Upward
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
99
Lois Dodd
White Truck
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,905
100
Lois Dodd
Two Nudes and Laundry
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $4,064
101No Reserve
Lee Friedlander
Photographs of Flowers
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,286
102
Jim Dine
Thistles
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $10,795
103
Jim Dine
Roses (see D'O. & F. 32)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
104
Jim Dine
Nancy Outside in July III (D'O. & F. 20)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $318
105
Chuck Close
Emma
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
106
Chuck Close
Georgia; Georgia/Fingerprint I; and Georgia/Fingerprint II
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $8,890
107
Ray Charles White
Maple Leaf Close Up
Estimate $700 - 900
Sold for $445
108
Jonas Wood
Green Pattern Rug
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $12,700
109
Jonas Wood
Speaker Still Life
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $19,050
110
Claes Oldenburg
Profiterole (G. 1457, see A. & P. 216-217)
Estimate $6,000 - 9,000
Sold for $3,810
111
Claes Oldenburg
Architect's Handkerchief, from Skulptur Projekte Münster
Estimate $400 - 600
Sold for $762
112No Reserve
Mark Manders
Silent Factory
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,207
113
Louise Bourgeois
The Ladders (MoMA 406/VII)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $5,080
114
Louise Bourgeois
Homely Girl, A Life (MoMA 926-935)
Estimate $15,000 - 20,000
Sold for $25,400
115
Ai Weiwei
Small Plate with Flowers
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
116
Yvonne Jacquette
Chicago Drive
Estimate $600 - 800
Sold for $1,016
117No Reserve
Marcel Dzama
Snowflake Defense
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,143
118
Kiki Smith
Untitled (Mouth) (W. 42)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,905
119No Reserve
Kiki Smith
Worm (W. 64)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $2,032
120
Kiki Smith
Puppetry
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
121No Reserve
Kiki Smith
Kiki Smith 1993 (W. 27)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000 •
Sold for $1,905
122
Terry Winters
Red Stone
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
123No Reserve
Terry Winters
Models for Synthetic Pictures (S. 97-108)
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000 •
Sold for $10,160
124No Reserve
Terry Winters
Fourteen Etchings (S. 34-47)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,651
125
June Wayne
Ostend/Hollywood (T. 92-308)
Estimate $300 - 500
126
Nicola Tyson
Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,270
127
Susan Rothenberg
Tilting (G. 1282, M. 30)
Estimate $700 - 1,000
128No Reserve
Susan Rothenberg
Mezzo Fist #1; and Mezzo Fist #2
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $762
129No Reserve
Susan Rothenberg
Yellow Spinner; and Alius (M. 34)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $445
130No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Undoing (K. 24)
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $953
131No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Wiggle Manhattan
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $4,826
132No Reserve
Elizabeth Murray
Bulb
Estimate $500 - 700 •
Sold for $254
133No Reserve
Henry Moore
Elephant Skull: three plates (C. 115, 117 & 121)
Estimate $1,200 - 1,500 •
Sold for $826
134
Mel Bochner
Untitled (Ricochet)
Estimate $800 - 1,200
Sold for $1,270
135
Mel Bochner
Primer (1969-1972) Twenty-One Demonstrations from a Theory of Sculpture (K. 1995.07)
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $889
136
Vija Celmins
Black and White Diptych
Estimate $10,000 - 15,000
Sold for $10,160
137
Vija Celmins
Saturn Stamps (R. 28)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $3,302
138
Vija Celmins
Concentric Bearings, D (G. 1222, R. 19)
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
Sold for $13,970
139
Yayoi Kusama
Self-Portrait (K. 221)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,096
140
Adrian Piper
Forget It
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,270
141No Reserve
Ellen Gallagher
Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,016
142
Julie Mehretu
Amulet in Crowd
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
Sold for $4,064
143
Richard Serra
Hreppholar VIII (G. 1545, B.-W. 81)
Estimate $12,000 - 18,000
Sold for $12,065
144
Richard Serra
Vesturey III (G. 1553)
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $24,130
145
Alberto Burri
Combustione (Combustion) (S. & C. p. 27)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,540
146
Robert Motherwell
Signs on White (E. & B. 284)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,794
147
Robert Motherwell
Delta (E. & B. 290)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $2,032
148
Carroll Dunham
Untitled (7/31-8/1/89)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
149
This lot is no longer available.
150No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Full Spectrum (K. A7)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $1,270
151No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Analysis (K. A24)
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $1,143
152No Reserve
Carroll Dunham
Point of Origin (K. A14)
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000 •
Sold for $1,397
153No Reserve
Bill Jensen
Ancestors
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $127
154
Sir Frank Bowling, R.A.
Pouring Over 2 Morrison Boys & 2 Maps I
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $4,826
155No Reserve
Kathy Butterly
New Point
Estimate $600 - 900 •
Sold for $508
156No Reserve
Paul Jenkins
Four Black & White Lithographs; and Untitled
Estimate $1,000 - 1,500 •
Sold for $699
157
John Chamberlain
Untitled
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $1,524
158
John Chamberlain
Flashback
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
159
Stanley Whitney
Stay Songs
Estimate $8,000 - 12,000
Sold for $8,890
160
Al Held
Indigo
Estimate $1,000 - 2,000
Sold for $1,651
161
Victor Vasarely
Le discours de la méthode (The Discourse on Method): 12 works
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $3,302
162No Reserve
Richard Anuszkiewicz
Sun Coast
Estimate $800 - 1,200 •
Sold for $635
163
Donald Judd
Untitled: one plate (S. 99)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
164
Kenneth Noland
Shadow Line
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $6,350
165
Brice Marden
Gulf, from New York 10/69 (L. 16)
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $5,334
166
Brice Marden
Han Shan Exit
Estimate $25,000 - 35,000
167
Larry Rivers
Jack of Spades (S. 25)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
168
Willem de Kooning
Japanese Village (G. 19)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $5,715
169
Willem de Kooning
Love to Wakako (G. 18)
Estimate $4,000 - 6,000
Sold for $3,810
170
Frank Stella
Swan Engraving IV, from Swan Engravings (T. 570, A. 156)
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $8,255
171
Various Artists
Four x Four x Four
Estimate $2,000 - 4,000
172
Jean Tinguely
Mémoire de la liberté
Estimate $1,200 - 1,800
Sold for $1,651
173No Reserve
Leo Gabin
Marching Band Does It Again
Estimate $400 - 600 •
Sold for $191
174
Thomas Ruff
Substrat 34 I
Estimate $3,000 - 5,000
Sold for $4,445
175
Yayoi Kusama
Shoes (K. 45)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $20,320
176
Roy Lichtenstein
Red Lamp (C. 279)
Estimate $18,000 - 25,000
Sold for $22,860
177
Keith Haring
Pop Shop I: one plate (L. p. 82)
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $19,050
178
David Shrigley
I try to be friendly
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500
Sold for $6,350
179
David Shrigley
Fuck
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $6,350
180
David Shrigley
I'm So Excited
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,064
181No Reserve
Yue Minjun
The Three Musketeers
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500 •
Sold for $1,397
182
KAWS
ISOLATION TOWER
Estimate $15,000 - 25,000
Sold for $16,510
183
Jeff Koons
Balloon Swan (Magenta)
Estimate $7,000 - 10,000
Sold for $6,985
184
Damien Hirst
For the Love of God, Laugh
Estimate $7,000 - 9,000
Sold for $9,525
185
Damien Hirst
Gold Tears
Estimate $5,000 - 7,000
186
Fred Tomaselli
Greater Pewee, Olive-Sided Flycatcher, Eastern Wood-Pewee, Western Wood Pewee
Estimate $600 - 900
Sold for $1,270
187
Takashi Murakami
Oval (Peter Norton Christmas Project 2000)
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $5,080
188
Christo and Jeanne-Claude
Ericsson Display Monitor Unit 3111, Wrapped, Project for Personal Computer (S. 120)
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000
Sold for $4,445
189No Reserve
Hans-Peter Feldmann
Sonntagsbilder (Sunday Pictures): 16 plates
Estimate $2,000 - 3,000 •
Sold for $3,556
190No Reserve
Charles Ray
Pumpkin Poster
Estimate $2,500 - 3,500 •
Sold for $1,397
191
Maurizio Cattelan
The 1:6 Scale Wrong Gallery
Estimate $1,500 - 2,500
Sold for $7,620

Editions & Works on Paper

New York Auction 12 February 2025

Provenance

Literature

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Mel Bochner

Primer (1969-1972) Twenty-One Demonstrations from a Theory of Sculpture (K. 1995.07)

Editions & Works on Paper