Lot  070 Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

Scoundrel

Mel BOCHNER (American, 1940)

2012

Enamel paint on paper

76.3 x 56.9 cm

Estimate

TWD 900,000-1,400,000

HKD 245,000-381,000

USD 31,500-49,100

CNY 208,000-323,000

Sold Price


Signature

Titled SCOUNDREL and dated 2012 on the reverse of the backboard

PROVENANCE:
Acquired directly from the artist
Phillips, London

EXHIBITED:
Mel Bochner - 'Working Drawings and Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art', 1966 and Recent Works, Karsten Schubert, London, October 4-November 2, 2012

+ OVERVIEW

Mel Bochner (American, b.1940) is one of the pioneers of Conceptual Art. He has helped to develop many of the techniques used by the Conceptual and Installation artists who followed him into the art world. In 1964, the artist moved to New York. While in New York, he was given the opportunity to teach art history at the School of Visual Arts. It was at this school that Bochner had his first exhibition; the 1966 show "Working Drawings And Other Visible Things On Paper Not Necessarily Meant To Be Viewed As Art" consisted of photocopies of working drawings from his friends placed into four black binders on four pedestals. The show was well received, and was seen as a defining example of the Conceptual Art movement, where the concept of the presentation is the most important aspect of the artwork. The 1966 art piece was collected by MoMA, New York.
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Ravenel Spring Auction 2021 Taipei

Saturday, July 17, 2021, 3:30pm