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William Bell, Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah

William Bell

British · 1830–1910 · Photographer

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2auction results2017–2025years recorded50%sold (1)$43.8kSign up free to seemedian price

Record prices

  1. William Bell, Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona, 1872, Albumen printPerched Rock, Rocker Creek, ArizonaPhillips · $43,750≈ £35,172≈ €41,076Sign up to see

William 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).

ArtSell has recorded 2 auction results for William Bell between 2017 and 2025, of which 1 sold (50%). The highest price recorded is $43.8kSign up free to see for Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona at Phillips in April 2017. The most common medium is photographs (2 lots). Results come from Phillips (2).

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  1. William Bell, Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona, 1872, Albumen print
    Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona, 1872
    Photograph
    10 3/4 x 8 in. (27.3 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 129
    $43,750≈ £35,172≈ €41,076Price realizedSign up free to seeEst. $10,000–15,000View at Phillips ↗
  2. William Bell, Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona, No. 55, 1872, Albumen print
    Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona, No. 55, 1872
    Photograph
    11 1/8 x 8 in. (28.3 x 20.3 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 226
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $15,000–25,000View at Phillips ↗

William Bell: quick facts

What is the highest price paid for a work by William Bell at auction?

$43,750Sign up free to see, for Perched Rock, Rocker Creek, Arizona at Phillips (April 2017) — the highest price in ArtSell’s records.

What is a typical auction price for William Bell?

The median sale price is $43.8kSign up free to see across 1 priced sale. Prices vary by medium, size and date — see the price chart & statistics.

How many works by William Bell have sold at auction?

1 of 2 recorded lots sold between 2017 and 2025.

Which auction houses sell William Bell?

Phillips accounts for the most recorded results. Phillips

About William Bell

In museum collections

  • William Bell, Rain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, UtahRain Sculpture, Salt Creek Canon, Utah, 1872
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • William Bell, Looking South into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz CrossingLooking South into the Grand Cañon, Colorado River, Sheavwitz Crossing, 1872
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • William Bell, Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873Geographical and Geological Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian, Seasons of 1871, 1872, and 1873, 1873
    National Gallery of Art, Washington · CC0
  • William Bell, "The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian""The Bath," a dripping spring in Kanab Cañon. Temperature, 69° Fahr, No. 9 from the series "Geographical Explorations and Surveys West of the 100th Meridian", 1872
    Art Institute of Chicago · CC0

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