Charles Bell Art
British, 1774-1842
Charles Bell was a Photorealist painter from Tulsa, Oklahoma, who was known for creating vibrant still lifes of everyday items such as pinball machines, marbles, gumball machines and vintage toys 10 times their actual size. Bell started having solo shows in New York in 1972. He also participated in group exhibitions at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, the Brooklyn Museum, the National Air and Space Museum and the Miyagi Museum of Art, among others.
While many other artists in the 1970s were experimenting with Minimalism and Conceptual Art, Bell was a member of a small group of artists who painted a reflection of iconography and capitalism in America. By using consumer objects, Bell shared similar interests with the Pop artists of the 1960s, but, like other Photorealists, he placed them in a sphere of criticism rather than praise. In his 1986 painting "The Judgement of Paris," Bell recreated the Greek myth using Barbie and Ken dolls and a G.I. Joe figure, as well as other toys. This work is close in size to Peter Paul Rubens’ "The Judgement of Paris," which is almost 13 feet long.
Bell died in New York in 1995.(Biography provided by Rosenbaum Contemporary)
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Artist: Charles Bell
"Double Bubble" silkscreen by Photorealist painter Charles Bell Edition of 150
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"Double Bubble" silkscreen of gumball machine by Photorealist painter Charles Bell. Hand-numbered 117/150 in pencil in front lower left corner. Hand-signed Charles Bell in pencil in ...
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Double Bubble, Photorealist Silkscreen by Charles Bell
By Charles Bell
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Artist: Charles Bell
Title: Double Bubble
Year: circa 1990
Medium: Silkscreen, signed in pencil
Edition: 150
Image: 26 x 26 inches
Size: 33 in. x 33 in. (83.82 cm x 83.82 cm)
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The Viking, Pinball Machine by Charles Bell
By Charles Bell
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Artist: Charles Bell
Title: The Viking
Year: 1994
Medium: Silkscreen on Bristol Rag Museum Board, Signed and numbered in pencil
Edition: 2/50
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Little Italy, Gumball Machine by Charles Bell
By Charles Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Charles Bell, American (1935 - 1995)
Title: Little Italy
Year: 1981
Medium: Silkscreen on White Somerset Satin, signed and numbered in pencil
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