Gabriel Salomon (1943) - Mixed Media Box

Gabriel Salomon (Argentina, born 1943)
“Composition”, 1987
Mixed Media Box / Assemblage


Mixed Media Box, "Composition" (1987), unsigned, verso labeled with gallery sticker (Alberto Elia, Buenos Aires), bought in 2014 in Oberhafenquarter (expert opinion by Prof. Elke Jensen in copy available), approx. 169×155×12 cm (framed)

Original large-format mixed-media work by the Argentine artist Gabriel Salomon, born 1943 in Buenos Aires.

The work “Composition” from 1987 is executed as a three-dimensional mixed-media box. The piece combines painting with sculptural and constructive elements and is presented in a deep, authentic black frame. The technique includes, according to the accompanying artist’s documentation, acrylic, oil, enamel, hardboard, fur, fabric, and various objects assembled in box-like frames and set behind glass.

Artist: Gabriel Salomon
Nationality: Argentinian
Born: 1943, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Title: Composition
Year: 1987
Style: Abstract
Technique: Mixed Media Box / Assemblage
Dimensions: approximately 190 × 170 × 10 cm (H × W × D, including frame)
Signature: The work is not signed; on the reverse side there is a gallery label with handwritten information about the artist.

Provenance and Documentation

On the reverse side there is an original gallery label from Galería de Arte Alberto Elía, Buenos Aires, with the handwritten note “Gabriel Salomon.”

Extensive historical documentation accompanies the work, including an expert report by Prof. Elke Jensen from Hamburg dated 2014 and numerous historical exhibition and recommendation letters.

The present documents record Salomon’s international exhibition activity. Among other things, exhibitions and presentations in Buenos Aires, New York, St. Petersburg, and other European cities are documented.

A notable highlight is an invitation from the Association of Museums of the Leningrad Region, in which Gabriel Salomon was invited to exhibit his works in the New Passage Gallery and in museums of the St. Petersburg region. The planned exhibitions were scheduled for August to November 1992.

In addition, there is a letter from the Museo de Arte Moderno of the City of Buenos Aires introducing Salomon as a renowned artist whose works have been exhibited in various major galleries as well as in the museum’s spaces.

Another official certificate from the Argentine Ministry of Relations and Worship confirms support for Salomon’s exhibitions in New York, St. Petersburg, and various cities of the then Federal Republic of Germany.

The artist’s biography also documents exhibitions at, among others, the Museo de Arte Moderno de Buenos Aires, the Museo Sivori, and at Alberto Elía, Galería de Arte, Buenos Aires. The documents also note participation in Christie’s Latin American Contemporary Art Sale in New York in 1988.

The work is offered framed

Documentation: The extensive historical documentation as well as copies of the available expert opinion and exhibition materials will be provided to the buyer.