




About David Salle
American · 1952–present · contemporary art
American[1] neo-expressionist painter whose layered, allusion-laden canvases made him a defining figure of 1980s New York.
Read full biography →David Salle's works are held in 18 museums worldwide, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Finnish National Gallery.
🇫🇮 Finland
1 museum
Also in FinlandFinnish National Gallery (2)
🇩🇪 Germany
1 museum
Also in GermanyStädel Museum (1)
🇳🇱 Netherlands
3 museums
Also in NetherlandsMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen (7)Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam (3)Van Abbemuseum (1)
🇪🇸 Spain
1 museum
Also in SpainMuseo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía (1)
🇺🇸 United States
12 museums
Also in United StatesSeattle Art Museum (2)Metropolitan Museum of Art (2)Museum of Modern Art (2)Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum (1)Los Angeles County Museum of Art (1)Art Institute of Chicago (1)National Gallery of Art (1)Vanderbilt Museum of Art (1)Yale University Art Gallery (1)The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art (1)Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (1)Carnegie Museum of Art (1)
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see David Salle paintings?
David Salle's works are held in 18 museums worldwide, including Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen, Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam, and Finnish National Gallery.How many museums have David Salle paintings?
18 museums worldwide hold works by David Salle.Which is the best museum to see David Salle?
Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen - Robbrecht & Daem wing holds the largest collection with 7 works.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of David Salle's works across the following collections.
- [1] wikipedia Wikipedia: David Salle Used for: biography.
- [2] book Staff, Craig, After Modernist Painting_ The History of a Contemporary Practice (International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art Book 3) Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [3] book Staff, Craig, After Modernist Painting_ The History of a Contemporary Practice (International Library of Modern and Contemporary Art Book 3)_1 Used for: stylistic analysis.
- [4] book guggenheim-clemente00clem Used for: biography.
- [5] book guggenheim-refigur00kren Used for: biography.
- [6] book guggenheim-transfsi00wald Used for: biography.
- [7] book Robert Hughes, The Shock of the New, 1980 Used for: stylistic analysis.
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