Contemporary Art Online | New York
Contemporary Art Online | New York
Lot Closed
March 10, 05:11 PM GMT
Estimate
40,000 - 60,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
MEL BOCHNER
b. 1940
OH WELL
signed, titled and dated 2014 on the stretcher bar
oil on velvet, in 2 parts
Overall: 92½ by 69½ in. (234.9 by 176.5 cm.)
Peter Freeman, Inc, New York
Acquired from the above by the present owner in July 2014
Mel Bochner is a conceptual artist best known for his works incorporating language. The words or phrases are synonyms, which explore the intersection of linguistic and visual representation, the individualized color scheme of each word within the series serving to further this investigation. Bochner’s works are in the collections of Tate, London and Museum of Modern Art, New York, and have been further included in shows at the Centre Pompidou, Paris; Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles; and Hammer Museum, Los Angeles.