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Attilio Salemme

Attilio Salemme

1911

WA-00029240

Painting

Representation

None documented

4

Institutional Exhibitions

10

Works in Collection

18

Assets Indexed

1

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

70%

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ20902173

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1965

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XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1954–1955

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New Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1953

No image

American Paintings from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1948–1949

Field Verification (1 fields)

1 cross-verified · 0 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓

Source Registry (2)

MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/5122
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Artsy (bulk)https://www.artsy.net/artist/attilio-salemme
Tier 1 · Institutional85%

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (10)

21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · etching and aquatint

Cleveland Museum of Art

1960 · etching

Cleveland Museum of Art

In-text plate (folio 20) from 21 Etchings and Poems

In-text plate (folio 20) from 21 Etchings and Poems

1960 · Etching from an illustrated book with 14 etchings (six with aquatint, four with engraving, one with drypoint), two aquatints, two engravings, two drypoints, and one photogravure

plate: 13 13/16 × 11 13/16" (35.1 × 30 cm); page: 19 11/16 × 16 7/8" (50 × 42.8 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Caught in the Equinox

1953 · Oil on canvas

52 × 80 in. (132.1 × 203.2 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Antechamber to Inner Sanctum

Antechamber to Inner Sanctum

1950 · Oil on canvas

28 x 40" (71.1 x 101.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

1948 · Ink on paper

8 1/2 x 11" (21.5 x 27.9 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Astronomical Experiment

Astronomical Experiment

1945 · Oil on canvas

30 x 40" (76.2 x 101.6 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

The First Communication

The First Communication

1943 · Oil on canvas

13 x 19 7/8" (33 x 50.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Conference Group

1943 · Ink on gray paper

9 1/4 x 12" (23.5 x 30.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

Portrait of Johnny

1943 · Pencil on paper

11 x 8 1/2" (28.0 x 21.5 cm)

Museum of Modern Art

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Artwork sources (3)

10 published of 17 catalogued · 8 with image

MoMA
7 publishedof 14 catalogued8 img
Cleveland Museum of Art
2 published
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 2)

2 entries · 1 sources

Tiresias
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
21 Etchings and Poems
1960 · Cleveland · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

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Museum of Modern Art

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

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Exhibitions and timeline

Group Exhibition John S. Newberry: A Memorial Exhibition

New York · 1965

Group Exhibition XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection

New York · 1954

Group Exhibition New Acquisitions

New York · 1953

Group Exhibition American Paintings from the Museum Collection

New York · 1948