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Artists›Raymond Saunders

Raymond Saunders

American, 1934–2025

WA-00000577

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None documented

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Authority Records (1)

MoMA

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Raymond Saunders: Notes from LA

David Zwirner

2026

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5 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy + Gallery Zwirner· 85%✓
NationalityArtsy + Gallery Zwirner· 85%✓
BiographyGallery Zwirner· 80%✓
DeceasedGallery Zwirner· 80%✓
Death yearGallery Zwirner· 80%✓

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Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists/raymond-saunders
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
David-Zwirnerhttps://www.davidzwirner.com/artists
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5180
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

Raymond Saunders assembles fragments of paint, collage, and found materials into densely layered compositions that merge abstraction with gestural mark-making. The Pittsburgh-based American artist synthesized formal training with direct observation, creating works that resist singular interpretation.

Source: Zwirner · Trust score: 100% · Updated 2mo ago

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art

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Artworks (5)

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Jacob Lawrence, Romare Bearden, American Painting

1988 · Paint and found papers and objects on canvas

Overall: 85 1/8 × 84 × 3 in. (216.2 × 213.4 × 7.6 cm)

Whitney Museum of American Art

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Sunday Night, Not Long In New York

1982 · Graphite with watercolor on paper

11 in. × 13 3/4 in. (27.9 × 34.9 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Duck Out of Water from America: The Third Century

1975 · Lithograph and screenprint with collage additions from a portfolio of five lithograph and screenprints, three collotypes, three screenprints, and two lithographs

composition and sheet: 30 1/16 x 22 7/16" (76.3 x 57cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Light Up

1970 · Crayon, pencil, and cut-and-pasted paper on paper

8 3/4 x 6 1/4" (22.4 x 15.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Something about Something

1963 · Oil and charcoal on canvas

65 1/8 × 38 in. (165.4 × 96.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Artwork sources (3)

5 published of 7 catalogued · 4 with image

MoMA
2 publishedof 4 catalogued4 img
The Met
2 published
Whitney
1 published

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Art Institute of Chicago

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Elizabeth Peytonco-exhibited Neo Rauchco-exhibitedFranz Westco-exhibitedKatherine Bernhardtco-exhibitedNate Lowmanco-exhibitedAndy Warholco-exhibited

Collections3

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Whitney Museum of American Art David Zwirner

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David Zwirner

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The Metropolitan Museum of Art

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Whitney Museum of American Art

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Exhibitions and timeline

Solo Exhibition Raymond Saunders: Notes from LA

2026

Group Exhibition Art Basel Miami Plus: Additional Works From This Year's Featured Artists

2025

Group Exhibition David Zwirner: 30 Years

2024