Mel Bochner
Tangency , 1974 (Executed)
Lot #222 |
2026-04-29 |
Sotheby's, New York
A New Vista: The David and Shoshanna Wingate Collection Day Auction
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 10,000 - 15,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N12441
Auction name: A New Vista: The David and Shoshanna Wingate Collection Day Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2026-04-29
End date: 2026-05-20
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 38 by 50 in. 96.5 by 127 cm.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
96.5
Width In Centimeters:
127
Height In Inches:
38
Width In Inches:
50
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Year notes: Executed in 1974.
Provenance
Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
The Baltimore Museum of Art, Mel Bochner: Number and Shape , October - November 1976, no. 58, p. 48, illustrated Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, The Long Island Collections: A Century of Art: 1880 - 1980 , April - July 1982
Literature
Jeff Perrone, "Mel Bochner: Getting from A to B," Artforum , Vol. 16, No. 5, January 1978, p. 26, illustrated
Catalog summary
A New Vista: The David and Shoshanna Wingate Collection Mel Bochner 1940 - 2025 Tangency signed and dated Jan 1974 (lower right) charcoal, graphite, pastel and gouache on paper 38 by 50 in. 96.5 by 127 cm. Executed in 1974. Provenance Ileana Sonnabend Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner Exhibited The Baltimore Museum of Art, Mel Bochner: Number and Shape , October - November 1976, no. 58, p. 48, illustrated Roslyn, Nassau County Museum of Fine Art, The Long Island Collections: A Century of Art: 1880 - 1980 , April - July 1982 Literature Jeff Perrone, "Mel Bochner: Getting from A to B," Artforum , Vol. 16, No. 5, January 1978, p. 26, illustrated