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David Salle

born 1952

Calm Down in a Diary (Diptych) 1982
© David Salle/VAGA, New York/DACS, London 2025
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Biography

David Salle (born September 28, 1952; last name pronounced "Sally") is an American Postmodern painter, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer. Salle was born in Norman, Oklahoma, and lives and works in East Hampton, New York. He earned a BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, where he studied with John Baldessari. Salle’s work first came to public attention in New York City in the early 1980s.

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New spirit painting Neo-expressionism

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  • Calm Down in a Diary (Diptych)

    David Salle
    1982
  • Untitled

    David Salle
    1985
  • High and Low

    David Salle
    1994
  • Fast and Slow

    David Salle
    1994
  • High and Wide

    David Salle
    1994
  • Low and Narrow

    David Salle
    1994
  • Long and High

    David Salle
    1994
  • Untitled

    David Salle
    1986
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