Larry Bell

American · b. 1939 · Painter, Sculptor

Larry Bell is an American contemporary artist and sculptor. He is best known for his glass boxes and large-scaled illusionistic sculptures. He is a grant recipient from, among… (Wikipedia)

Email alerts for new results and upcoming sales

Own a work by Larry Bell? Get a free auction estimate →

187lots offered2005–2026years recorded93%sold (168)$6.3kSign up free to seemedian price

8 works by Larry Bell with an auction history (offered more than once) →

4 works by Larry Bell coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

Show prices also in

Cube #14 (Amber)Phillips · Mar 2023£215,900≈ $258,864≈ €243,866Sign up to see
CubeBonhams · Sep 2022$145,275≈ £125,790≈ €145,420Sign up to see
ELBK 10 (Ellipse on Black 10)Phillips · Jun 2018£50,000≈ $66,200≈ €56,717Sign up to see

Larry 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).

Coming up at auction

4 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters

Longest side– Editioned With imagesReset

180 results · page 3 of 5

Fraction #4265, 1998
Mixed media · Paper
10 h x 10⅜ w in (25 x 26 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Mar 23, 2023 · Lot 101
$1,008≈ £820≈ €927Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $1,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
AAAAA #51 A, 2007
Mixed media · Paper
42¾ h x 32¼ w in (109 x 82 cm)
Rago Auctions · Mar 15, 2023 · Lot 148
$10,080≈ £8,336≈ €9,555Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $7,000–View at Rago Auctions ↗
On the Ellipse exhibition poster, 1982
Lithograph
38 h x 23⅛ w in (97 x 59 cm)
Toomey & Co. · Mar 8, 2023 · Lot 269
$252≈ £213≈ €239Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $100–View at Toomey & Co. ↗
Cube #14 (Amber), 2005
coloured glass coated with inconel, with Plexiglas base
50.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (20 x 20 x 20 in.) base 81 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (31 7/8 x 20 x 20 in.) overall 131.8 x 50.8 x 50.8 cm (51 7/8 x 20 x 20 in.)
Phillips · Mar 3, 2023 · Lot 158
£215,900≈ $258,864≈ €243,866Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. £40,000–60,000View at Phillips ↗
AAAAA 54, 2007
Mixed media · Paper
39¾ h x 29¼ w in (101 x 74 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2023 · Lot 113
$8,190≈ £6,767≈ €7,694Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
SMVD #65, 1989
Mixed media · Paper
18¼ h x 12¼ w in (46 x 31 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Feb 22, 2023 · Lot 115
$5,292≈ £4,372≈ €4,972Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $2,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
SMS #372 BK, 1992
Mixed media · Canvas
30¼ h x 30¼ w in (77 x 77 cm)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Oct 20, 2022 · Lot 150
$7,500≈ £6,670≈ €7,644Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–View at Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Cube, circa 1985
glass coated with inconel and silicon monoxide with chrome plated brass edging
10 1/8 x 10 1/8 x 10 1/8 in.
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022 · Lot 26
$145,275≈ £125,790≈ €145,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $20,000–30,000View at Bonhams ↗
PCF-5, 1978
vaporized metal on paper · Paper
49 1/4 x 29 1/2 in.
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022 · Lot 27
$20,400≈ £17,664≈ €20,420Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗
DIFGY 27, 1980/85
vaporized metal on paper · Paper · ed. 2/9
30 1/8 x 23 7/8 in.
Bonhams · Sep 14, 2022 · Lot 28
$15,300≈ £13,248≈ €15,315Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $8,000–12,000View at Bonhams ↗

Also offered, result not published (7)

Lots by Larry Bell that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Larry Bell paintings (22)Larry Bell acrylic paintings (7)Larry Bell mixed media (11)Larry Bell works on paper (114)Larry Bell watercolors (10)Larry Bell prints (15)Larry Bell lithographs (7)Larry Bell screenprints (6)Larry Bell sculpture (7)

Larry Bell signature

69 catalogued lots by Larry Bell record a signature line. The most common placement is on the reverse (45% of lots that state a placement). Most often: signed and dated.

Placement

on the reverse9
lower centre8
lower right3

Form

signed and dated49
signed20

Signed and dated "L Bell 15" lower right; signed and dated "11/6/15D L. Bell" on the reverse — CS 11.6.15D, Phillips, Jul 16, 2026
Signed, titled and dated "11/29/16 DVD. L. BELL." on the reverse of the backing board — CS 11.29.16 DVD, Phillips, Mar 12, 2024
Signed, titled and dated "L. BELL '93 MSMS #20 8/2/93" on the reverse — MSMS 20 (Medium Size Mirage Study), Phillips, Mar 11, 2024

Larry Bell signature: all forms and examples →

About Larry Bell

Larry Bell is an American contemporary artist and sculptor. He is best known for his glass boxes and large-scaled illusionistic sculptures. He is a grant recipient from, among others, the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation, and his artworks are found in the collections of many major cultural institutions. He lives and works in Taos, New Mexico, and maintains a studio in Venice, California.

From Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.