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Self-Portrait
1982 · Acrylic on canvas
8 ft. 8 in. × 68 in. (264.2 × 172.7 cm)
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Gene Davis
American, 1920
Washington, D.C., USA
PaintingColor Field
Representation
None documented
3
Institutional Exhibitions
13
Works in Collection
23
Assets Indexed
7
Authority-backed Facts
0
Publications Referenced
90%
Profile Completeness
Cultural Positioning
Movements
- • Color Field
Related Artists
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Selected Institutional Exhibitions
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Recent Acquisitions, 1968�1973
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1973
No image
The 1960s: Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1967
No image
The Responsive Eye
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1965
About
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No biography available for Gene Davis yet.
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Taste overlap and adjacency
Movement
Color Field
Medium
Painting
Related Artists
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Institutional
Museum Collections
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Artworks (13)
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Movements and affiliations
Institutional
Representation & Collections
In collection
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
In collection
Museum of Modern Art
New York, US
In collection
Tate
In collection
Whitney Museum of American Art
In collection
The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Market
Auction sale history
Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction
Market
Auction History
Range: $200 – $151,200
| Work | Auction House | Date | Estimate | Hammer Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artsy | Apr 2026 | $600 – $900 | Unsold | |
| Artsy | Feb 2026 | $400 – $800 | $200 | |
| Artsy | Feb 2026 | $400 – $800 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jul 2025 | $30,000 – $50,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Nov 2024 | $2,000 – $3,000 | $2,520 | |
| Christie's | Oct 2024 | $12,000 – $18,000 | Unsold | |
| Christie's | Jul 2024 | $2,000 – $3,000 | $2,394 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2024 | $3,000 – $5,000 | $2,016 | |
| Christie's | Sep 2023 | $40,000 – $60,000 | $151,200 | |
| Christie's | Jul 2023 | $2,000 – $3,000 | $8,190 |
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