David Salle - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale London Friday, March 3, 2023 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Mary Boone Gallery, New York
    Private Collection, New York (acquired from the above)
    Christie's, New York, 12 November 1998, lot 43
    Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

  • Exhibited

    Philadelphia, The Institute of Contemporary Art, The Image Scavengers, 8 December 1982 - 30 January 1983, n.p. (illustrated)

146

The Mother Tongue

signed and inscribed 'DAVID SALLE "SAVE"' on the stretcher of the upper part; signed 'SALLE' on the reverse of the lower part
oil and acrylic on canvas and masonite, diptych
each 142.3 x 218.5 cm (56 x 86 in.)
overall 284.5 x 218.5 cm (112 x 86 in.)

Executed in 1981.

Estimate
£80,000 - 120,000 

Sold for £63,500

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Specialist, Associate Director, Head of Day Sale, 20th Century & Contemporary Art
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20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale

London Auction 3 March 2023