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Larry Bell (b. 1939)
SMS 259, 1992
Fumed glass on canvas
30-1/4 x 30 inches (76.8 x 76.2 cm)
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: L. Bell '92 / SMS #259
PROVENANCE:
The artist;
Ruth Braunstein, gift from the above, 1993;
Private collection, Palm Beach, Florida.

NOTE:
We wish to thank the Larry Bell Studio for cataloguing assistance.


More information about Larry Bell. See also: Bell, Larry Artist.

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000.

Condition Report*: Presents very well. Unlined. Stretcher lines, observed under raking light. Some very light soiling to the areas of negative space, primarily along extreme edges. Not framed.
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