Larry Bell

American | 1939

Larry Bell is an American Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1939. 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. In the past 12 months, his artworks have averaged 22,874 USD.Larry Bell has been featured in articles for ArtDaily, The Wall Street Journal and Los Angeles Times. The most recent article is Luminaries of Light: Pioneers of the California Light & Space Movement at Honarkar Foundation written for Whitehot Magazine in December 2024.

Artist's alternative names: Larry Stuart Bell

At Auction

Notable Lots

Untitled ,1972

By Larry Bell

Cube # 5 ,1967

By Larry Bell

+200%

above mid-estimate

Untitled ,1960

By Larry Bell

+390%

above mid-estimate

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Recent Auction Results

Larry Stuart Bell (American B.1939) - Larry Bell

Larry Stuart Bell (American B.1939) ,1978

By Larry Bell

-60%

below mid-estimate

Nadeau's

Larry Stuart Bell (American B.1939) ,1978

By Larry Bell

-60%

below mid-estimate

Nadeau's

F#25 (série Small Figures )
2008 - Larry Bell

F#25 (série Small Figures ) 2008 ,2008

By Larry Bell

+63%

above mid-estimate

Bonhams Cornette de Saint Cyr, Paris

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Past Exhibitions

Meditations in Glass

Palm Springs Art Museum

Palm Springs | California | USA

Mar 02,2023 - Feb 03,2025

Irwin/Bell: The ’60s

125 Newbury

Tribeca | New York | USA

Nov 08,2024 - Jan 11,2025

Coping with Paradise

Ochi Gallery, Idaho

Ketchum | Idaho | USA

Nov 08,2024 - Jan 10,2025

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Articles

Luminaries of Light: Pioneers of the California Light & Space Movement at Honarkar Foundation

Whitehot Magazine 16/12/2024

Now that the Finish/Fetish-Light & Space art of latter-day California has passed securely into the canon of contemporary art (if you can forgive such an oxymoron), exhibitions of its principal figures no longer feel as if they have something to prove.

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

ArtDaily 05/12/2024

125 Newbury is presenting Irwin/Bell: The 1960s, an exhibition that juxtaposes two key protagonists of the Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s: Robert Irwin and Larry Bell.

‘Larry Bell: Improvisations’ Review: Gorgeous Glass Creations

The Wall Street Journal 16/11/2024

The Phoenix Art Museum devotes an exhibition to the Light and Space movement luminary, featuring enchanting, enigmatic work from across his decades-long career.

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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)