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David Salle

David Salle

1952
WA-00003234
Norman, OK, USA
PaintingContemporaryPostmodernism
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
10
Works in Collection
146
Assets Indexed
14
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Drawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Watercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989
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Contemporary Print Acquisitions, 1986�1988
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Contemporary Art in Context
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Drawing since 1940
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987
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American Prints, 1960�1985
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1987
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Painting and Sculpture: Recent Acquisitions
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986–1987
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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984

Field Verification (7 fields)

4 cross-verified · 3 single-source
  • Primary mediumWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
  • Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
  • LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
  • WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
  • NationalityWikidata + Artsy+1· 92%
  • BiographyWikipedia + Ai Generated+1· 88%
  • DeceasedUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (6)

About

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Movement
Contemporary
Medium
Painting
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Institutional

Museum Collections

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Artworks (10)

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Artwork sources (5)

10 published of 23 catalogued · 15 with image
  • Tate
    4 published4 img
  • The Met
    3 published
  • Cleveland Museum of Art
    2 published
  • Art Institute Chicago
    1 published1 img
  • + 1 more source · 13 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 6)

6 entries · 1 sources
  • Fast and Slow
    1994 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Satori Three Inches within Your Heart
    1988 · Tate · 1 prov
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  • The Geldzahler Portfolio: Paper Lanterns
    1998 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Geldzahler Portfolio
    1997 · Cleveland · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • High and Low
    1994 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Untitled
    1986 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Record

Images

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Artsy artwork: David Salle at Guggenheim Bilbao (Hand signed and inscribed) (2000)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle at Guggenheim Bilbao (Hand signed and inscribed) (2000)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Woman with raised arm (2020)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Woman with raised arm (2020)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Verdi with blue background (2020)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Verdi with blue background (2020)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Verdiana with hearts (2020)
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Artsy artwork: David Salle, Verdiana with hearts (2020)
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Relationships

9
Movements2
ContemporaryPostmodernism
Collections7
Solomon R. Guggenheim MuseumCleveland Museum of ArtArt Institute of ChicagoThe Metropolitan Museum of ArtTateChristie's
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In collection
Cleveland Museum of Art
In collection
Art Institute of Chicago
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
In collection
Tate
Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Background

Education

California Institute of the Arts
Visual Arts
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionFor 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionDrawings of the Eighties from the Collection, Part I
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionWatercolors: Selections from the Permanent Collection
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionContemporary Print Acquisitions, 1986�1988
New York · 1988
Group ExhibitionContemporary Art in Context
New York · 1988
Group ExhibitionDrawing since 1940
New York · 1987