The legendary Los Angeles art scene of the 1960s produced many spectacular visual artists, such as Ed Moses, Billy Al Bengston and James Turrell. Painter and sculptor Larry Bell is arguably among the most influential of the era’s marquee names. A quintessential contemporary abstract artist, Bell explored light with glass sculptures that are difficult to categorize, while his abstract prints are a meditation on color. Whether working in two or three dimensions, Bell's artistic intuition always leads the way.
Bell was born in 1939 in Chicago and grew up in California. From 1957 to 1959, he attended the Los Angeles Chouinard Art Institute where he created monochromatic abstract oil paintings that drew on Abstract Expressionism. Soon, he began incorporating mirrors and glass in his designs, which eventually evolved into provocative sculptural works.
During the mid-1960s, Bell developed his signature technique of modifying how light moves through and is reflected in his sculptures. Working with glass cubes he built, Bell used an industrial process that sees vaporized metals becoming thin plastic films to be added to the works’ interior panels. He essentially turned his transparent boxes into tapestries of diffuse color. Bell showed his cubes at a solo exhibition at Pace Gallery in New York City in 1965. The show was a huge success, selling out on its first day.
Bell continued experimenting with new methods and techniques, shifting his focus to larger and more monumental works in the late 1960s. In the 1970s, he developed adjustable glass sculptures with as many as fifty-six panels. He also dabbled in bronze sculpture and furniture design.
Throughout his career, Bell has exhibited widely, with shows at the Museum of Contemporary Art and Norton Simon Museum in California, the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Denver Art Museum, Carré d'Art-Musée d'art contemporain de Nîmes in France and Tate Britain, among many others.
In 2019, gallerist Peter Blake held a show celebrating West Coast minimalism, including the work of Bell as a respected and influential veteran in the space. Later, in 2022, Hauser & Wirth gallery in Los Angeles held a joint exhibition featuring the work of Bell and artist John Chamberlain. The two artists were lifelong friends who met in the 1960s Los Angeles art scene. In a sense, the show brought Bell back full circle.
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Nude 1, Large Conceptual Art Nude Screenprint by Larry Bell
By Larry Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Bell, American (1939 - ) Title: Nude 1 Year: 1974 Medium: Screenprint with Flocking, signed, dated and numbered in pencil Edition: 17/60 Image Size: 71 x 28.5 inches Si...
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$2,500
Larry Bell - Rare Fragments poster, Signed and Inscribed to Charles Rand Penney
By Larry Bell
Located in New York, NY
Larry Bell Rare, historic Signed and Inscribed Poster, 1981 Silkscreen Poster Exhibition entitled "Fragments and other Considerations" Hand Signed, inscribed and dated by the artist ...
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CB HOYO YES YOU COULD HAVE MADE THIS BUT YOU DIDN'T... Street Art
By CB Hoyo
Located in Draper, UT
Medium: Print Condition Print in good condition and has been stored flat since purchase. Signature Hand-signed by artist, Hand Signed and Numbered by the Artist in Pencil, CB HOYO. ...
Carbon Pencil, Screen
$250
H 9.75 in W 11.63 in
Nude /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Colorful Figurative Reclining Print
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Nude" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1987 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded soft-cream wove paper Limited ed...
Screen
$1,385
H 24 in W 36 in
Shepard Fairey "Swan Song" Silkscreen Print Gold Metallic Inks Contemporary Art
By Shepard Fairey
Located in Draper, UT
Manufacturer: Obey Giant Edition Details: Year: 2023 Class: Art Print Status: Official Run: 68/550 Technique: Screen Print Paper: Fine Art Thick Cream Speckletone Size: 36 X 24 Mark...
Gold
$5,000
H 19.68 in W 19.68 in
Takashi Murakami Sea Breeze-Chan Pop Art, Limited Edition
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Draper, UT
One of the most acclaimed artists to emerge from post-war Asia, Takashi Murakami is known for his signature “Superflat” aesthetic: a colorful, two-dimensional style that straddles th...
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$350
H 16.75 in W 34.88 in
A Man and His Dreams /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nudes Figurative Funny
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "A Man and His Dreams" *Signed by May in pencil lower left Year: 1991 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove paper Limited edit...
Screen
$2,000
H 35 in W 19 in
Chuck Sperry Grateful Dead Bertha Silkscreen Print Capitol Theater Contemporary
By Chuck Sperry
Located in Draper, UT
Chuck Sperry lives in the Haight-Ashbury district of San Francisco, where he’s made his particular style of rock poster designs for over 15 years. He operates Hangar 18, a silkscreen...
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$1,750
H 15.74 in W 15.35 in
Zhiyong Jing Silkscreen Print "Rainbow Limited" Edition of 100
By Zhiyong Jing
Located in Draper, UT
Rainbow/Limited prints A limited edition of 100 Signature and number LV.M FineArt Giclee Digital Print Hahnemuhle FineArt Bamboo Papers 270gms size:40x41.3cm/15.74 in x16 17/64 in Born in 1982, Jing Zhiyong's creative work was predominantly inspired by the 1990s. A collective of artists working in the United Kingdom, who came to be known as the YBAs, or Young British Artists, defined the artistic culture of the 1990s. Affiliated loosely by their age and nationality, they were a varied collective of practitioners. A number of the YBAs attended the Royal College of Art and Goldsmiths in London, and were favoured by the ‘super collector’ of the time, Charles Saatchi. The most renowned member of the group is Damien Hirst, and other members included Chris Ofili, Tracey Emin, Marc Quinn, Gavin Turk, Sarah Lucas...
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Banana Split
By Mel Ramos
Located in Wien, 9
Nobody depicted Americana quite like Mel Ramos: he is at once insolent and ecstatic in the face of this raging consumerist culture. He synthetizes artefacts with nubile women that pr...
Screen
$750
H 28 in W 26.13 in
Are the Cookies Ready Yet /// Contemporary Pop Art Screenprint Nude Food Chef
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Are the Cookies Ready Yet" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 2001 Medium: Original Screenprint on unbranded white wove ...
Screen
$200
H 10.75 in W 10.13 in
Reclining Nude (Blue) III /// Contemporary Pop Street Art Female Figurative
By Dan May
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Reclining Nude (Blue) III" Portfolio: Reclining Nudes *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1983 Medium: Original Screenpri...
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$1,800
H 39.38 in W 25.63 in
Leo Castelli Gallery at Northpark National Bank (Reclining Bather) Poster
By Roy Lichtenstein
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: (after) Roy Lichtenstein (American, 1923-1997) Title: "Leo Castelli Gallery at Northpark National Bank (Reclining Bather)" Year: 1978 Medium: Original Screenprint, Exhibition Poster on heavy wove paper Limited edition: Unknown Printer: Unknown Publisher: Leo Castelli Gallery, New York, NY Sheet size: 39.38" x 25.63" Image size: 16.5" x 24.5" Condition: A few minor handling creases and scuffmarks. A few small areas of surface debris. Two small spots of discoloration upper right edge and lower right corner. In otherwise very good condition with strong colors and clean paper and edges Extremely rare Notes: Provenance: private collection - New York, NY. Poster produced for a special exhibition of Lichtenstein and other artists' work "Leo Castelli Gallery at Northpark National Bank" at the Northpark National Bank, Dallas, TX from June 15 - August 15, 1978. The image featured on this poster is Lichtenstein's 1978 painting "Reclining Bather". This 1978 exhibition "Leo Castelli Gallery at Northpark National Bank" featured the work of various represented artists by Leo Castelli Gallery including Richard Artschwager, Donald Judd, James Rosenquist, Kenneth Noland, Robert Rauschenberg, Jasper Johns, Roy Lichtenstein, Claes Oldenburg, Frank Stella, Ron Davis, and Andy Warhol. GIA Gallery Poster Disclaimer: Not to be confused with thousands of contemporary inkjet/giclée/digital reproductions ignorantly or deliberately passed off as originals on the market today. The examples we offer here are the original period vintage (exhibition) posters, created and designed by, or under the supervision and authorization of the artist or their respective estate (posthumously), for various exhibitions and events in which they participated. If applicable, this poster is also fully documented within its respective artists' official catalogue raisonné of authentic graphic works, prints, and or posters. Biography: American artist Roy Lichtenstein was born in New York City on October 27, 1923, and grew up on Manhattan's Upper West Side. In the 1960s, Lichtenstein became a leading figure of the new Pop Art movement. Inspired by advertisements and comic strips, Lichtenstein's bright, graphic works parodied American popular culture and the art world itself. He died in New York City on September 29, 1997. Lichtenstein was committed to his art until the end of his life, often spending at least 10 hours a day in his studio. His work was acquired by major museum collections around the world, and he received numerous honorary degrees and awards, including the National Medal of Arts in 1995. In 2013 the painting "Woman with Flowered Hat" set another record at $56.1 million as it was purchased by British jeweller Laurence Graff...
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Gold Chevy
By Frank Romero
Located in Palm Springs, CA
This print was featured in “Dreamland”, the first solo exhibition of a Chicano artist at MOLAA (Museum of Latin American Art). This is the first time the ...
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Barcelona, Abstract Geometric Lithograph by Larry Bell
By Larry Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Larry Bell, American (1939 - ) - Barcelona, Year: 1989, Medium: Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 62/75, Size: 30 x 22 in. (76.2 x 55.88 cm)
Lithograph
Untitled (In Barcelona Suite), Larry Bell
By Larry Bell
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Larry Bell (1939) Title: Untitled (In Barcelona Suite) Year: 1989 Medium: Color Aquatint on Arches paper Edition: 53/75, plus proofs Size: 30 x 22 inches...
Aquatint
Untitled (In Barcelona Suite), Larry Bell
By Larry Bell
Located in Fairfield, CT
Artist: Larry Bell (1939) Title: Untitled (In Barcelona Suite) Year: 1989 Medium: Color Aquatint on Arches paper Edition: 75, plus proofs Size: 3...
Aquatint
Nude 2
By Larry Bell
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Larry Bell, American (1939 - ) Title: Nude 2 Year: 1974 Medium: Silkscreen with Flocking, signed, dated and numbered in pencil Edition: 17/60 Image Size: 71 x 28.5 inche...
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