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Artists›Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

1939

WA-00020287

PhotographySurrealism

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

48

Works in Collection

60

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ1233831

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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A Penthouse Aviary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

No image

Rooms

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

No image

Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

No image

Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

Field Verification (4 fields)

1 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearArtsy· 85%✓
BiographyWikipedia· 88%
NationalityArtsy· 85%
LocationGallery Generic· 72%

Source Registry (3)

Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/ralph-gibson
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/2146
Tier 1 · Institutional92%
Wikidata
Tier 1 · Institutional40%

About

Why this artist matters now

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Graph relationships

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (48)

1986 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 x 20.8 cm (12 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1983 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.8 x 21.2 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 21.6 × 30.4 cm (8 9/16 × 12 in.); Paper: 27.6 × 27.7 cm (10 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.6 × 31.4 cm (8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.3 × 20.6 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman Blocking Sun from Eyes)

Untitled (Woman Blocking Sun from Eyes)

1980 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.1 × 20.6 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman with Bangs)

Untitled (Woman with Bangs)

1980 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.1 × 20.6 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 27.7 cm (14 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman with Curly Hair)

Untitled (Woman with Curly Hair)

1980 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.1 × 20.6 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1980 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 33.4 × 27.7 cm (13 3/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1980 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.3 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.3 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1980 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.6 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1980 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.8 x 21.1 cm (12 1/2 x 8 5/16 in.); Paper: 35.3 x 27.6 cm (13 7/8 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1979 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.1 × 31.4 cm (7 15/16 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Breast)

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Breast)

1978 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 20.5 × 31.3 cm (8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman with Hair Pulled Back)

Untitled (Woman with Hair Pulled Back)

1978 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 20.5 × 31.1 cm (8 1/8 × 12 1/4 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.5 cm (10 15/16 × 14 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

[Diptych: Red and Brown Brick Wall Details]

1977 · Chromogenic prints

a:Image: 9 15/16 × 5 9/16 in. (25.3 × 14.1 cm) Sheet: 8 7/16 × 8 1/16 in. (21.4 × 20.5 cm); b:Image: 8 5/8 × 5 9/16 in. (21.9 × 14.1 cm) Sheet: 10 in. × 8 1/16 in. (25.4 × 20.5 cm)

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

Untitled (Woman with Dark Hair)

Untitled (Woman with Dark Hair)

1976 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.1 × 20.5 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.5 × 27.8 cm (14 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1976 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.2 × 20.6 cm (12 5/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Partial side profile of woman)

1975 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 20.5 × 31.4 cm (8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Bra)

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Bra)

1975 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.2 × 20.5 cm (12 5/16 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1975 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.5 × 31.4 cm (8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

1975 · gelatin silver print

Image: 21.1 x 31.8 cm (8 5/16 x 12 1/2 in.); Paper: 27.6 x 35.3 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in.); Matted: 40.6 x 50.8 cm (16 x 20 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

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Artwork sources (4)

48 published of 58 catalogued · 30 with image

Art Institute Chicago
30 published30 img
MoMA
10 publishedof 20 catalogued
Cleveland Museum of Art
7 published
The Met
1 published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 7)

7 entries · 1 sources

Untitled
1986 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1966 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Chiaroscuro
1972 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1969 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1975 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1980 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Untitled
1983 · Cleveland · 1 prov
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Record

Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Breast) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

Relationships

6

Movements1

Collections5

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern Art Artsy

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$800 – $1,200	Unsold