Southern Estates and Various Owners-Session 1
Tue, Mar 9, 2021 11:30PM EST
Lot 95
Mel Bochner, Untitled (Sumatra Green), Gouache
Estimate: $2,000 - $3,000
Bid Increments
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| $0 | $10 |
| $100 | $25 |
| $500 | $50 |
| $1,000 | $100 |
| $3,000 | $250 |
| $5,000 | $500 |
| $10,000 | $1,000 |
| $30,000 | $2,500 |
| $100,000 | $5,000 |
| $300,000 | $10,000 |
Mel Bochner, Untitled (Sumatra Green), Gouache on Arches Paper, (New York, b.1940), pencil signed and dated 15/16 July '79 lower right, painted with colorful geometric shapes, with pencil notation on margins, with Daniel Weinberg Gallery San Francisco label, and Sotheby's labels on the back, and sale number 6775 Lot 185, and older Sotheby's Beverly Hills label, matted and framed. Frame size: 15 5/8 in. x 19 3/8 in.
Mel Bochner is an American conceptual artist that is credited as one of the leading figures of the conceptual art movement in New York in the 1960's and 1970's. He received his BFA from the Carnegie Mellon University in 1967 and an Honorary Doctor of Fine Arts in 2005. Bochner's work breaks away from traditional compositional devices and Abstract Expressionism to create engaging works that explore the conventions of painting and language.MEASURMENTS: Height: by sight 9 7/8 in. x Width: 13 1/2 in.