Larry Bell

American | 1939

Larry Bell is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1939. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like Annandale Galleries. Numerous key galleries and museums such as LACMA, Los Angeles County Museum of Art have featured Larry Bell's work in the past.Larry Bell's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 10 USD to 623,400 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1999 the record price for this artist at auction is 623,400 USD for Untitled, sold at Sotheby's New York in 2008. Larry Bell has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, Los Angeles Times and Aesthetica. The most recent article is ‘Larry Bell: Improvisations’ Review: Gorgeous Glass Creations written for The Wall Street Journal in November 2024.

Artist's alternative names: Larry Stuart Bell

Featured for Sale

Untitled ,2000

By Larry Bell

Christie's New York

Larry Bell (b. 1939 ,1971

By Larry Bell

Doyle New York

MELBKIN 8

By Larry Bell

Christie's New York

At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled ,1969

By Larry Bell

+184%

above mid-estimate

ECLIPSE ,1965

By Larry Bell

+432%

above mid-estimate

Cube #28 (Amber) ,2005

By Larry Bell

+233%

above mid-estimate

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Upcoming Lots

Larry Bell (b. 1939 ,1971

By Larry Bell

Doyle New York

MELBKIN 8

By Larry Bell

Christie's New York

Untitled ,2000

By Larry Bell

Christie's New York

Recent Auction Results

MDFBK 14 (Medium Diagonal Fade on Black - Larry Bell

MDFBK 14 (Medium Diagonal Fade on Black ,1980

By Larry Bell

-38%

below mid-estimate

Heritage Auctions, Dallas

El In 15 ,1981

By Larry Bell

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Brussels

Calm in the Eye of the Storm - Larry Bell

Calm in the Eye of the Storm ,1990

By Larry Bell

+16%

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Sotheby's New York

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Current Exhibitions

Larry Bell: Improvisations

Phoenix Art Museum

Phoenix | Arizona | USA

May 22,2024 - Jan 05,2025

Coping with Paradise

Ochi Gallery, Idaho

Ketchum | Idaho | USA

Nov 08,2024 - Jan 10,2025

Irwin/Bell: The ’60s

125 Newbury

Tribeca | New York | USA

Nov 08,2024 - Jan 11,2025

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Articles

Exhibition Juxtaposes Two Key Protagonists of the Los Angeles Art Scene of the 1960s

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Coverage

“ .. Although Larry Bell is best known for his investigations into the complexities of highly refined surface treatments of glass, he also has an extensive history with collage... ”
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Frank Lloyd Gallery

“ ..Larry Bell, best known for his investigations of the complexities of highly refined surface treatments of glass, has created an extensive series of recent "Vapor Drawings"... ”
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Frank Lloyd Gallery

“ ..Known foremost for his refined surface treatment of glass, Bell’s diverse, prolific production extends from painting to works on paper, glass sculptures in various scales, site-specific installations,... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, New York, 69th Street

“ ..Known foremost for his refined surface treatment of glass and explorations of light, reflection and shadow through the material, Bell’s significant oeuvre extends from painting and works on paper to glass... ”
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Hauser & Wirth, Zurich

“ ..Bell continues to employ glass in his work, harnessing, in particular, the material's special properties of transmitting, absorbing and reflecting light... ”
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White Cube, London (Bermondsey Street)