David Salle

Float
2005

A vibrant, surreal artwork featuring a large, swirling orange and blue pattern resembling a wave or vortex in the center, with a small airplane flying towards the swirl. Two seashells are superimposed on the wave, and the background is filled with various scenes of people in a park-like setting with trees and grass, depicted in a line-drawing style with green and yellow hues. The overall effect is dreamlike and whimsical.

A vibrant, surreal artwork featuring a large, swirling orange and blue pattern resembling a wave or vortex in the center, with a small airplane flying towards the swirl. Two seashells are superimposed on the wave, and the background is filled with various scenes of people in a park-like setting with trees and grass, depicted in a line-drawing style with green and yellow hues. The overall effect is dreamlike and whimsical.

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Date
2005

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and graphite pencil on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 96 1/4 × 132 1/2 × 1 1/2in. (244.5 × 336.6 × 3.8 cm)

Accession number
2009.26

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; gift of the Steven and Alexandra Cohen Collection

Rights and reproductions
© David Salle / Licensed by VAGA by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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David Salle
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