LOT DETAILS

Materials:

diptych-oil and acrylic with wood bowl on canvas

Measurements:

92.99 in. (236.20 cm.) (height) by 120.00 in. (304.80 cm.) (width)

Exhibited:

New York, Leo Castelli Gallery, David Salle, April-May 1986. New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Los Angeles, Museum of Contemporary Art; Toronto, Art Gallery of Ontario and Chicago, Museum of Contemporary Art, David Salle, January 1987-January 1988, pp. 33 and 76 (illustrated in color). Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum; Vienna, Museum Moderner Kunst, Foundation Ludwig; Torino, Castello di Rivoli and Bilbao, Guggenheim Museum, David Salle, April 1999-April 2000, pp. 52 and 126 (illustrated in color).

Literature:

M. Brenson, "Romanticism Or Cynicism? Only Salle Knows," The New York Times, 27 April 1986, p. H31 (illustrated). M. A. Staniszewski, "Corporate Culture," Manhattan, inc., vol. 3, no. 4, April 1986, p. 164 (illustrated in color). "The Art Of The Mega-Collector," New York Newsday, 18 May 1986 (installation view illustrated in color). A. Wallach, "David Salle: There's Mystery in His Art," Newsday, 16 January 1987, p. 23 (illustrated). D. Whitney, ed., David Salle, New York, 1994, p. 135, pl. 56 (illustrated in color). R. Brooks, et al., Richard Prince, New York, 2003, p. 34 (illustrated).

Provenance:

Leo Castelli Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1986