British, 1930–2017
Trevor Bell
105results on record
78%sell-through
$3,357median result (USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer)
$24,239record in our coverage
Drawn from 105 recorded results (92 sold · 13 passed) across 7 auction houses, 1999–2026. 3 upcoming lots on the ledger. What we cover
Median sold price by year typical estimate range median result USD, incl. premium; 100% observed, 0% estimated from hammer method · log scale
Where does a value land in this market?
The same figure also answers the seller's question: which house clears a work like this, and for how much — expected proceeds by house, from the sell-through the rest of this page is built on.
Every sold result for this market, low to high (log scale) — the dashed line is the median. Enter a value to see where it lands.
By medium where medium is recorded or stated in the catalog line
| Medium | Results | Sell-through | Median result (USD) |
|---|---|---|---|
| painting | 15 | 100% | $3,219 |
| works on paper | 8 | 100% | $3,035 |
Medium is recorded for 23 of 105 results (22%) — rows above cover that subset; the rest of the record is in the full ledger below.
Compared with Sir Terry Frost R.a. Trevor Bell Sir Terry Frost R.a.
| Metric | Trevor Bell | Sir Terry Frost R.a. |
|---|---|---|
| Median result | $3,357 | $3,441 |
| Record price | $24,239 | $919,041 |
| Results on record | 105 | 1,090 |
| Years active at auction | 1999–2026 | 1998–2026 |
Related artists: Sir Terry Frost R.a.John Piper C.h.Keith VaughanWilliam Gear
Market strength liquidity score, 0–100 · method
73/ 100
- Sell-through78%
- Meets estimate56%
- Market depth105 results
How readily and near-estimate this market clears — sell-through, estimate reliability, and depth, blended into one score. "Meets estimate" is the share of sold lots hammering at or above the low estimate, over catalogs that print a real appraisal: a house whose printed low is a starting bid would meet its estimate on every lot, so those lots are excluded from this term only — their prices and outcomes still count in the other two. Method →
Where this artist sells best
| House | Results | Sell-through | Median | vs. estimate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bonhams | 38 | 74% | $2,776 | 0.76× |
| Sotheby's | 29 | 85% | $7,306 | 1.17× |
| Christie's | 20 | — | $3,181 | — |
| Lyon & Turnbull | 13 | 50% | $1,939 | 1.02× |
| Sworders | 2 | 100% | $744 | — |
| Chiswick Auctions | 2 | 100% | $909 | — |
| Heritage Auctions | 1 | 100% | $3,750 | — |
The same artist across every house we cover — hammer-vs-estimate side by side. A dash in the estimate column can mean withheld rather than unpublished: the house publishes no hammer price, or its printed low is a starting bid rather than an appraisal. Method →
Prices realized 108 recorded lots — sold, passed, and upcoming — results in USD incl. premium; est. marks a premium estimated from the house's schedule ✓ Includes 13 passed lots
| Date | Lot | Medium | vs. estimate | Estimate USD | Result USD, incl. premium | House |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026·08 | Untitled (Two Circular Forms) | $812–$1,082 | upcoming | Lyon & Turnbull | ||
| 2026·08 | Untitled (Blue, Pink, Orange) | $812–$1,082 | upcoming | Lyon & Turnbull | ||
| 2026·08 | Untitled - 1974 | $1,353–$2,029 | upcoming | Lyon & Turnbull | ||
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| 2026·07 | Storm | $797–$1,063 | Sworders | |||
| 2026·07 | Two abstract drawings | $399–$664 | Sworders | |||
| 2026·07 | Swing Form 3 Blues | $3,000–$5,000 | Bonhams | |||
| 2026·03 | Untitled | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2026·03 | Lift-Off | — | Chiswick Auctions | |||
| 2025·11 | Abstract | $923–$1,318 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·10 | December in Anticoli, 1959 | $5,249–$7,874 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2025·08 | The Brissons (in two parts) | $1,053–$1,579 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2025·07 | Carrack (unframed) | $938–$1,340 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Seal (unframed) | $2,010–$2,680 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Head 40.5 x 52.8 cm. (15 15/16 x 20 13/16 in.) | $955–$1,364 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Little Up-Side-Down Lady 91.5 x 61 cm. (36 x 24 in.) | $5,457–$8,186 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Little Italian 40 x 30.5 cm. (15 11/16 x 12 in.). | $2,456–$3,411 | Bonhams | |||
| 2025·07 | Reds in Movement 55.2 x 75.2 cm. (21 3/4 x 29 5/8 in.) | $1,637–$2,456 | Bonhams | |||
| 2024·11 | The Brissons (in two parts) | $1,268–$1,902 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·11 | Conversation | $3,170–$4,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2024·10 | Evening Raga, 1979 | $1,039–$1,559 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Cornerstone, 2003 | $969–$1,454 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled, September 1957 | $363–$606 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Movement of Black (Night Voyage), 1958 | $7,268–$9,690 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Sea Edge Movements, 1958 | $1,454–$2,180 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·10 | Untitled, 1958 | $6,046–$9,673 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2023·07 | Little Red 59 x 59 x 10.5cm (23 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 4 1/8in). | $1,033–$1,549 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·03 | Gust 50.5 x 110 x 5.5cm (19 7/8 x 43 5/16 x 2 3/16in). (unframed) | $981–$1,472 | Bonhams | |||
| 2023·01 | Plant House - 1997 | $606–$970 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·11 | Little Red 59 x 59 x 10.5cm (23 1/4 x 23 1/4 x 4 1/8in). | $1,793–$2,391 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·10 | Untitled (Abstract), 1958 | $1,733–$2,311 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·07 | As Whites Rose (unframed) | $2,983–$4,176 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Tethera (unframed) | $3,580–$5,966 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·07 | Gust 50.5 x 110 x 5.5cm (19 7/8 x 43 5/16 x 2 3/16in). (unframed) | $1,790–$2,983 | Bonhams | |||
| 2022·04 | Landscape, 1962-3 | $1,256–$1,884 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2022·04 | Penyghent, 1962 | $1,256–$1,884 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·10 | Image with a Blue Cut, 1986 | $1,378–$2,067 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | Storm Front with a Side Light, 1979 | $1,391–$2,086 | Lyon & Turnbull | |||
| 2021·04 | In and Around | $1,388–$2,081 | Bonhams | |||
| 2021·03 | Coil | $2,000–$3,000 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2021·03 | untitled | $1,110–$1,665 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·12 | Redder (unframed) | $1,355–$2,033 | Bonhams | |||
| 2020·11 | Newlyn | $1,326–$1,990 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2020·09 | untitled | $1,298–$1,947 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2019·11 | Pass Black Point (unframed) | $1,933–$2,577 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Strong Oval (unframed) | $2,577–$3,865 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Triangle with Whites (unframed) | $1,933–$2,577 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Primer (unframed) | $3,865–$6,442 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·11 | Token (unframed) | $3,865–$6,442 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Ambidexter (unframed) | $5,033–$7,550 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Two Blues (unframed) | $3,146–$4,404 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Close Blue Four (unframed) | $5,033–$7,550 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Last 67 x 129.5 x 18cm (26 3/8 x 51 x 7 1/16in) (unframed) | $3,775–$6,291 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Crabber (unframed) | $3,775–$6,291 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·07 | Hook (unframed) | $6,291–$8,808 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·06 | Up and Across 91.4 x 76.4 cm. (36 x 30 in.) | $7,650–$10,200 | Bonhams | |||
| 2019·03 | night harbour | $10,528–$15,791 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | rise and fall | $6,402–$8,962 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·11 | another season | $8,962–$12,804 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·10 | piazza | $383–$638 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·09 | under the surface | $1,972–$3,287 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2018·07 | December in Anticoli | $5,304–$7,956 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·07 | Composition in Brown and Purple | $3,978–$6,630 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·07 | No. 5 Dark Movement | $6,630–$9,282 | Bonhams | |||
| 2018·03 | image with many movements | $9,797–$13,995 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·10 | Abstract | $1,325–$1,987 | Bonhams | |||
| 2017·09 | In the Red Sea | $5,310–$7,964 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·06 | Black and White Abstraction | $12,736–$19,104 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2017·04 | Positive Negative | $749–$999 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Tensions | $2,604–$3,906 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2016·09 | Sea Spaces | $3,906–$6,510 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2015·11 | Plant House 44 x 48.5cm (17 5/16 x 19 1/8in).(irregular) | $1,521–$2,281 | Bonhams | |||
| 2015·06 | Another Season 121.8 x 91.4 cm. (48 x 36 in.) (unframed) | $6,194–$9,291 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·11 | 'The Edge of the Sea' | $9,393–$12,523 | Bonhams | |||
| 2014·03 | 'Delicate Spring' | $1,661–$2,492 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·11 | Florida Light-Trap | Oil on canvas | — | Heritage Auctions | ||
| 2013·08 | Abstract composition | $941–$1,255 | Bonhams | |||
| 2013·06 | Abstract composition | $1,530–$2,295 | Bonhams | |||
| 2010·03 | One for the Boys | oil on board | $2,272–$3,030 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Little Italian | oil on board | $2,272–$3,030 | Christie's | ||
| 2010·03 | Coast Drawing II | watercolour and gouache | $1,515–$2,272 | Christie's | ||
| 2007·12 | Black and White Abstraction | $16,329–$24,494 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·11 | Apollo series | $6,263–$10,438 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·06 | Tensions | $2,976–$3,968 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2007·03 | coastal composition | $1,963–$2,945 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·09 | Coastal Image | $9,367–$13,114 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2006·03 | Coastal Image | $8,676–$12,147 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Little Italian | oil on board | $1,207–$1,724 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Sea and Sky Movements | $1,720–$2,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | ink, gouache and small movements | $1,720–$2,580 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·11 | Abstract | pencil, charcoal, ink and gouache on paper laid on board, unframed | $1,748–$2,622 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·11 | Untitled | gouache and charcoal, unframed | $2,622–$3,496 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·09 | The Edge of the Sea | $7,315–$10,972 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2005·05 | Small Painting with Yellow | oil on board | $1,506–$2,260 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·04 | Red Interlock | oil on canvas | $5,745–$9,575 | Christie's | ||
| 2005·03 | Blue and Yellows | oil on board | $2,867–$3,822 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·10 | One Day By The Sea | oil on board | $2,700–$3,600 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·03 | Spring, Purple and Yellow | oil on panel | $541–$902 | Christie's | ||
| 2004·03 | Light Resisting Dark | oil on canvas | $3,609–$5,413 | Christie's | ||
| 2003·09 | Abstract Composition | $954–$1,271 | Sotheby's | |||
| 2003·09 | Blue and Yellows | $1,271–$1,907 | Sotheby's | |||
Realized prices are sold by the record: 50 for $19, non-expiring. Reading them at volume is what Starter is for.