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Deborah Bell

South African · b. 1957 · Painter, Sculptor

Deborah Bell is a South African painter and sculptor whose works are known internationally. (Wikipedia)

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243auction results2009–2026years recorded74%sold (179)$2kSign up free to seemedian price

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  1. Deborah Bell, Sentinel III, bronze with a brown patina, on a concrete baseSentinel IIIStrauss & Co · ZAR 886,704≈ $72,355≈ £47,552≈ €66,114Sign up to see
  2. Deborah Bell, Sentinel VII, bronze with a brown patina, on a concrete baseSentinel VIIStrauss & Co · ZAR 852,600≈ $69,572≈ £45,723≈ €63,571Sign up to see
  3. Deborah Bell, Sentinel IX, bronze with a brown patina, on a concrete baseSentinel IXStrauss & Co · ZAR 795,760≈ $64,934≈ £42,675≈ €59,333Sign up to see

Deborah Bell’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Lot images as published by each auction house (243 lots with an image). Images from houses that reserve their photographs are shown as small thumbnails linking to the house’s site.

Deborah Bell, Harmonia I, chine collé, drypoint, spitbite and aquatint
Harmonia I
Strauss & Co · Aug 19, 2026
ZAR 23,422Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Memo, 2006, ink wash, watercolour, pencil and pastel on paper
Memo, 2006
Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026
ZAR 293,125Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Meditation: Cloud on a Mountain, bronze with a dark brown patina, on a resin base
Meditation: Cloud on a Mountain
Strauss & Co · Jun 23, 2026
ZAR 140,700Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, That One Voice, 2018, bronze with a brown patina, on a painted steel base
That One Voice, 2018
Strauss & Co · May 26, 2026
ZAR 369,680Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Ma Ubu, Political Advisor, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Ma Ubu, Political Advisor, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 44,501Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Ubu, Ma Ubu and Ma Ubu's Lover, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Ubu, Ma Ubu and Ma Ubu's Lover, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 40,988Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Ma Ubu, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Ma Ubu, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 45,648Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Seat of Power, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Seat of Power, Ubu in Africa Series, 1997
Strauss & Co · May 11, 2026
ZAR 10,211Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Odyssey Shadow, 2004, etching and aquatint on paper
Odyssey Shadow, 2004
Strauss & Co · Apr 20, 2026
ZAR 21,080Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Expulsion II, 1998, etching on paper
Expulsion II, 1998
Strauss & Co · Mar 9, 2026
ZAR 10,812Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Embarkation, 2004, etching on paper
Embarkation, 2004
Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2026
ZAR 11,711Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Museum Notebook IV, 2004, etching on paper
Museum Notebook IV, 2004
Strauss & Co · Feb 10, 2026
ZAR 11,711Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Noli Me Tangere, 1992, etching on paper
Noli Me Tangere, 1992
Strauss & Co · Jan 12, 2026
ZAR 10,812Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Mirror Notebook, etching on paper
Mirror Notebook
Strauss & Co · Jan 12, 2026
ZAR 4,565Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, She Wolf, 2017, four plate etching, drypoint, spitbite and aquatint on two sheets of paper joined in the centre
She Wolf, 2017
Strauss & Co · Jan 12, 2026
ZAR 152,425Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Three Graces, painted and glazed ceramic
Three Graces
Strauss & Co · Dec 9, 2025
ZAR 7,809Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Meditations: Charioteer III, 2016, bronze with a verdigris patina, on a resin base
Meditations: Charioteer III, 2016
Strauss & Co · Nov 18, 2025
ZAR 187,600Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Forgiveness, 2017, six colour lithograph
Forgiveness, 2017
Strauss & Co · Oct 20, 2025
ZAR 36,038Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Mirror Notebook, 2004, drypoint etching on paper
Mirror Notebook, 2004
Strauss & Co · Oct 20, 2025
ZAR 9,610Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Witness: Midbrain, 2014, mixed media on canvas
Witness: Midbrain, 2014
Strauss & Co · Sep 16, 2025
ZAR 257,950Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, The One is But the Shadow of the Other, 1991, etching on paper
The One is But the Shadow of the Other, 1991
Strauss & Co · Aug 18, 2025
ZAR 10,553Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Awakening the Motherland, pastel on paper
Awakening the Motherland
Strauss & Co · Jul 22, 2025
ZAR 257,950Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Crying Pot, Crying Pots Series, 1998, terracotta, kiln and pit fired, fat, wax and charcoal
Crying Pot, Crying Pots Series, 1998
Strauss & Co · Jul 22, 2025
ZAR 49,245Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, White Lion, drypoint etching on paper
White Lion
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 9,380Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Mirror Matter I, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Mirror Matter I
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Mirror Matter II, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Mirror Matter II
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Annunciation, drypoint, spitbite aquatint and chine collé on paper
Annunciation
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 7,035Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Annunciation II, drypoint and chine collé on paper
Annunciation II
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Premise, drypoint and chine collé with roulette on paper
Premise
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 4,690Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Reveal, drypoint, spitbite aquatint and chine collé with roulette on paper
Reveal
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 7,622Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Reveal II, drypoint, hardground and spitbite etching on paper
Reveal II
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 7,035Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Reveal III, drypoint, hardground and spitbite etching on paper
Reveal III
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 7,035Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Ulysses II, aquatint, drypoint and sugarlift on paper
Ulysses II
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 18,760Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Aware of Being Aware, drypoint and aquatint on paper
Aware of Being Aware
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 6,449Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Breath, drypoint and spitbite aquatint with softground on hand-coloured chine collé on paper
Breath
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 32,830Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Sketchbook I, drypoint and spitbite aquatint on paper
Sketchbook I
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 4,104Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Sketchbook III, drypoint and spitbite on paper
Sketchbook III
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 5,863Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Sketchbook IV, drypoint and spitbite aquatint on paper
Sketchbook IV
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 4,690Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Sketchbook VI, drypoint and spitbite aquatint on paper
Sketchbook VI
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 4,456Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, The Limits of your Longing, drypoint and softground etching with gampi on paper
The Limits of your Longing
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 9,967Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Elegy, drypoint etching on paper
Elegy
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 8,208Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, She Wolf, four plate etching, drypoint, spitbite and aquatint on two sheets of paper joined in the centre
She Wolf
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 93,800Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Ulysses III, aquatint, drypoint and sugarlift on paper
Ulysses III
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 18,760Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Embody Me, drypoint etching and gampi on paper
Embody Me
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 10,553Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Parsifal, sugarlift aquatint, spitbite aquatint, drypoint and hand painting on paper
Parsifal
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 175,875Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Flux III (State I), drypoint, etching and spitbite aquatint on paper
Flux III (State I)
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 29,313Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Flux II (State I), drypoint and aquatint on paper
Flux II (State I)
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 25,795Sign up free to see
Deborah Bell, Fury, drypoint and spitbite aquatint with hand painting on paper
Fury
Strauss & Co · Jun 18, 2025
ZAR 22,278Sign up free to see

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