David Salle

Splinter Man

1982

A black-and-white exploding figure stands beside a red scene of a nude person viewing their reflection.
A black-and-white exploding figure stands beside a red scene of a nude person viewing their reflection.

David Salle, Splinter Man, 1982. Oil and acrylic on canvas, two parts, overall (In-Situ): 98 1/16 × 195 13/16 in. (249.1 × 497.4 cm). Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Diker 82.12a-b. © David Salle / Licensed by VAGA by Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

Recto

Not on view

Date
1982

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and acrylic on canvas, two parts

Dimensions
Overall (In-Situ): 98 1/16 × 195 13/16 in. (249.1 × 497.4 cm)

Accession number
82.12a-b

Credit line
Purchase, with funds from Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Diker

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

API
artworks/5460




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