35. LARRY BELL (B. 1939) F#25 (Small Figures series) 2008 signed, titled and dated 6/25/08 on reverse of slipcase mixed technique collage on black Arches paper in artist's frame 121 x 83 x 12.7 cm. This work is listed in the artist's archives. Provenance Private collection, United States Sale : Charlton Hall Auctions, West Columbia, Estate & Private Collections, 20 June 2017, lot 1 Acquired in this sale by the current owner Larry Bell employs a highly idiosyncratic and innovative technique, using flexible polyester sheets that he coats with metals and melts in a vacuum chamber. The vivid colours that result from this evaporation of matter come from the original papers with which he carefully composes his work. with which he composes his work. The aggregation of this metallic material on the paper creates a reflective and luminous effect, playing with the superimposed effects of abstract forms. Larry Bell's art is firmly rooted in the aesthetic developed by the 'Light and Space' movement, in which the viewer is at the heart of a powerful and unique sensory experience.