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Sandro Chia

Sandro Chia

Italian, 1946
WA-00026572
Painting
Representation
None documented
9
Institutional Exhibitions
28
Works in Collection
48
Assets Indexed
4
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
60%
Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (3)

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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For 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1989–1990
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Contemporary Print Acquisitions, 1986�1988
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1988
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Naked/Nude: Contemporary Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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Contemporary Works from the Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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Recent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1986
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American Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1985–1986
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An International Survey of Recent Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1984
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Some Recent Acquisitions: Painting and Sculpture
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1983
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Recent Acquisitions: Drawings
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981

Field Verification (4 fields)

2 cross-verified · 2 single-source
  • Birth yearDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
  • NationalityDuplicate Merge· 85%✓
  • LocationArtsy· 85%
  • BiographyGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (2)

About

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Medium
Painting
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Institutional

Museum Collections

Canonical record

Artworks (28)

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Artwork sources (3)

28 published of 47 catalogued · 19 with image
  • MoMA
    19 publishedof 38 catalogued11 img
  • Tate
    8 published8 img
  • The Met
    1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 8)

8 entries · 1 sources
  • To the Tower
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Artifice
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • A Good Soul
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • And the Heroes at the Window
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • About the Unseizable
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Running Boy with Strange Fingers
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • Water Bearer
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
  • The Butcher
    1981 · Tate · 1 prov
    Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait
Artsy

Relationships

4
Collections4
Museum of Modern ArtTateChristie'sHeritage Auctions
Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Tate
Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market

Auction History

WorkAuction HouseDateEstimateHammer Price
UntitledHeritage AuctionsSep 2025$600 – $800Unsold
Record

Exhibitions and timeline

Group ExhibitionFor 20 Years: Editions Schellmann
New York · 1989
Group ExhibitionContemporary Print Acquisitions, 1986�1988
New York · 1988
Group ExhibitionNaked/Nude: Contemporary Prints
New York · 1986
Group ExhibitionContemporary Works from the Collection
New York · 1986
Group ExhibitionRecent Acquisitions: Contemporary Prints
New York · 1986
Group ExhibitionAmerican Prints: 1900�1960; Recent Acquisitions: Illustrated Books
New York · 1985