David Salle

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American | 1952

David Salle is an American Postwar & Contemporary painter who was born in 1952.

How much does a David Salle cost?

David Salle's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 5 USD to 795,340 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork.

What is David Salle's most expensive painting?

Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 795,340 USD for Mingus in Mexico, sold at Christie's London in 2017. In the past 12 months, his prints & graphic art have averaged 793 USD.

Where can I see David Salle's works?

His work is currently being shown at L茅vy Gorvy Dayan, New York. Numerous key galleries and museums such as Thaddaeus Ropac, London have featured David Salle's work in the past.

David Salle in the news

David Salle has been featured in articles for , and . The most recent article is written for The New York Times in September 2025.

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Notable Lots

Dean Martin in 'Some Came Running' - David Salle

Dean Martin in 'Some Came Running' ,1990

By David Salle

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Maid of Germany ,1986

By David Salle

-18%

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Senza titolo ,1986

By David Salle

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Paris Review ,1970

By David Salle

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Life 82 ,2016

By David Salle

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Long and High; and Fast and Slow, from High and Low - David Salle

Long and High; and Fast and Slow, from High and Low ,1994

By David Salle

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Current Exhibitions

Downtown/Uptown: New York in the Eighties

Lévy Gorvy Dayan, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

18 Sep, 2025 - 13 Dec, 2025

Past Exhibitions

Summer Selections

Pace Prints

Chelsea | New York | USA

11 Jul, 2025 - 08 Aug, 2025

The Writing鈥檚 on the Wall: Language and Silence in the Visual Arts

Hill Art Foundation

Chelsea | New York | USA

12 Dec, 2024 - 29 Mar, 2025

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Articles

Art Basel Paris 2025 Final Sales Report

ArtLyst 26 Oct, 2025

Art Basel Paris has settled into its second year at the Grand Palais with the confidence of a show that knows where it stands.

8 Paris Collectors to Know

WHITEWALL 24 Oct, 2025

The Paris-based Collectors to Know offer rich insights into their first and most recent acquisitions.

Early Sales at Art Basel Paris See Buyers Favoring Substance Over Speculation

Observer 23 Oct, 2025

Collectors here seem increasingly selective, gravitating toward institutionally grounded names and blue-chip fixtures, while showing less appetite for new figurative works propelled by purely commercial momentum.

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Coverage

鈥� ..A celebrated master of postmodern painting, David Salle is known for his deconstruction of images through his use of photography, collage, and his uncanny compositional instinct... 鈥�
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Skarstedt Gallery, New York (79th Street)

鈥� ..Quoting art history, advertising, films, erotica, comics and his own black and white photographs Salle creates complex, collage-like compositions... 鈥�
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Faurschou Foundation, Copenhagen

鈥� ..Salle鈥檚 paintings are at once both easily decodable and difficult to read... 鈥�
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Faurschou Foundation, Copenhagen

鈥� ..Salle helped define the post-modern sensibility by combining figuration with an extremely varied pictorial language... 鈥�
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Maureen Paley

鈥� ..A prominent, recurring element of these optimistically bright and emotionally complex paintings, and a new device in Salle鈥檚 work, is the image of an empty canoe or raft adrift on placid water... 鈥�
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Mary Boone Gallery, 24th Street

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David Salle

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