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)
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Record prices
Cube #14 (Amber)Phillips · £215,900≈ $258,864≈ €243,866Sign up to see
CubeBonhams · $145,275≈ £125,790≈ €145,420Sign up to see
ELBK 10 (Ellipse on Black 10)Phillips · £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
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Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.
Price trend
7 lot(s) offered at auction whose result the house did not publish are listed under “Also offered” on the results tab and excluded from these statistics.
By medium
| Medium | Offered | Sold | Sell-through | Average | Median | High |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paintings | 22 | 22 | 100% | $14.1kSign up | $6.6kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Oil | 2 | 2 | 100% | $9kSign up | $9kSign up | $16kSign up |
| Acrylic | 7 | 7 | 100% | $23.8kSign up | $12kSign up | $58kSign up |
| Mixed media | 11 | 11 | 100% | $10.6kSign up | $5.4kSign up | $60kSign up |
| Works on paper | 114 | 103 | 90% | $9.9kSign up | $6.3kSign up | $66.2kSign up |
| Watercolor | 10 | 9 | 90% | $1.9kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $4.1kSign up |
| Prints & multiples | 15 | 15 | 100% | $3kSign up | $1.5kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Etching | 1 | 1 | 100% | $9.6kSign up | $9.6kSign up | $9.6kSign up |
| Lithograph | 7 | 7 | 100% | $1.3kSign up | $945Sign up | $3.8kSign up |
| Screenprint | 6 | 6 | 100% | $4.2kSign up | $3.6kSign up | $10.2kSign up |
| Print (other) | 1 | 1 | 100% | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up | $2.2kSign up |
| Sculpture | 7 | 7 | 100% | $41kSign up | $48.6kSign up | $64kSign up |
| Other | 22 | 21 | 95% | $40.1kSign up | $10.8kSign up | $259kSign up |
Medium classes are derived from the medium text as published by each house; “Other” includes lots whose medium wasn’t stated.
By year
| Year | Offered | Sold | Median |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 42 | 42 | $5.1kSign up |
| 2025 | 24 | 24 | $4.4kSign up |
| 2024 | 13 | 9 | $9.9kSign up |
| 2023 | 13 | 11 | $5.3kSign up |
| 2022 | 15 | 13 | $12.8kSign up |
| 2021 | 7 | 7 | $12.1kSign up |
| 2020 | 8 | 7 | $3.8kSign up |
| 2019 | 10 | 10 | $10kSign up |
| 2018 | 10 | 10 | $6.6kSign up |
| 2017 | 7 | 7 | $12.5kSign up |
| 2016 | 7 | 7 | $7.5kSign up |
| 2015 | 8 | 7 | $10kSign up |
| 2014 | 3 | 3 | $13.8kSign up |
| 2013 | 2 | 2 | $5.9kSign up |
| 2012 | 1 | 1 | $2kSign up |
| 2008 | 1 | 1 | $480Sign up |
| 2007 | 4 | 3 | $3.6kSign up |
| 2006 | 3 | 3 | $1.9kSign up |
| 2005 | 2 | 1 | $2.6kSign up |