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Mixed media · Paper
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Clowns
Larry Bell (American, b. 1939) · 1988
$23,750 price realized incl. premium
≈ £19,027≈ €21,585
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- Medium
- Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →As published: “collage with aluminum, silicon monoxide and acrylic on canvas”
- Support
- Canvas
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "L BELL '88" center right; further titled and dated ""CLOWNS" 1988" on the reverse · Larry Bell signature
- Category
- Acrylic paintings
- Dimensions
- 66 x 49 in. (167.6 x 124.5 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- New Now (NY010619)
- Date
- September 24, 2019
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 98
- Estimate
- $12,000 – $18,000 (≈ £9,614 – £14,421) (≈ €10,906 – €16,359)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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