Peter Saul — Biography, Exhibitions, Galleries & Auction Results

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Selected Works172

Museum Acquisitions

Whitney

MoMA

Met

NGA Washington

Previous Sales 52

Christie's

Bizarro #3, 2002

Bought In

May 2026

Christie's

Low Morals, Filthy Mind, 1965

Bought In

May 2025

Sotheby's

Flame of Love, 1986

Christie's

Christie's

Human Dignity, 1966

Christie's

Christie's

Soft watch in a toilet, 1993

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Untitled (Convertible)

£40,000 ($53k USD)

Oct 2021

Christie's

Two Napoleons Crossing the Alps, 2015

HK$2,500,000 ($320k USD)

Christie's

Christie's

Story of Race Hate, 1969

Christie's

Christie's

Christie's

Study for Picasso's Guernica, 1976

$50,000

Sep 2011

Christie's

Still Life with Soft Watches, 2003

$52,500

May 2011

Christie's

Business Woman, 1987

Christie's

Christie's

Please Don't Hurt My Money, 2005

£10,000 ($13k USD)

Oct 2008

Christie's

High Class San Francisco, 1967

Christie's

Christie's

Phillips

Artcurial

For Sale 3

BP GALERIE · Artsy

Sans , 1966

Price on request

Marqueur, crayon de couleur, crayon de cire, feutre, feutre métallique et stylo à bille sur carton musée

VeneKlasen Gallery · Artsy

"Helluva Problem", 2012

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Acrylic, colored pencil on paper

David Zwirner · Artsy

Sing Sing, 1962

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Oil on canvas

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Market249 auction results

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$13.2K – $819K

32 of 46 paintings lots with prices

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$154K

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$164K

32 priced paintings lots

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May 2025 · $48.3K

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Paintings: $164K medianWorks on paper: $28.3K medianSculpture/objects: $441K medianPhotographs: $256 medianEditioned prints: $2.7K medianBooks/portfolios: $630 medianUnclassified lots: $39.6K median

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Galleries4

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Podcast Interviews1

podcasts No. 434: Peter Saul, Barry X Ball The Modern Art Notes Podcast · Feb 27, 2020

Episode No. 434 of The Modern Art Notes Podcast features artists Peter Saul and Barry X. Ball. The New Museum in New York City is presenting “Peter Saul: Crime and Punishment,” a survey of Saul’s career. The exhibition i…

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Education1

University of Washington

Seattle, WA, USA

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Publications4

Monograph 2

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Phaidon Press · 2020

Peter Saul

Rizzoli · 2020

Exhibition Catalog 2

Peter Saul

Hatje Cantz · 2019

Peter Saul Author

Hatje Cantz · 2017

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Current Exhibitions1

Alpha 137 Gallery

Landscapes, Cityscapes, Waterscapes and Skyscapes: paintings, works on paper and prints

Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Wolf Kahn, Ai Weiwei, Peter Saul, Marsden Hartley, Paul Resika, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Alex Katz, Richard Estes, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, FAILE, Mark di Suvero, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jennifer Losch Bartlett, Peter Blake, Christo, Peter Max, Sonia Gechtoff, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Martin Creed, Jonas Wood, Gregory Amenoff, Joe Brainard, Red Grooms, Billy Al Bengston, April Gornik, Gerald Laing, Paula Scher, Michael Lekakis, Paul Feeley, William T. Wiley, John Button, Hyde Solomon, Howard Kanovitz, George Trakas, Asa Cheffetz, Lynton Wells, Melissa Miller, Milton Glaser, Bob Stanley, Walter Darby Bannard, Katherine Porter, Lois Dodd, Richard Haas, Thelma Appel, Alan Cote, Norman Carton, Ben Wilson, Edward Giobbi, Franz Eggenschwiler, Javacheff Christo, David Shapiro (b. 1922), Kathan Brown, William Waitzman, Helen Siegl

Showplace Design and Antique Center, 40 W 25th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010, United States

Jun 12, 2026 — Sep 10, 2026

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Amid ceasefire, Tehran museum opens ‘Art & War’ exhibit spotlighting US Jewish artist

Tehran's Museum of Contemporary Art has opened an exhibition titled 'Art & War' featuring works by American Jewish artist Peter Saul, amid a fragile c…

exhibitionsMay 12, 2026

UAE unveils ‘Washwasha’ at Venice Biennale

The article reports on the UAE Pavilion's presentation at the Biennale Arte 2026 in Venice, titled 'Washwasha'. It also covers several art exhibitions…

exhibitionsMay 8, 2026

art artist couples eric firestone gallery

A new exhibition titled “Couples” at Eric Firestone Gallery in New York features the work of 26 artist-partners, exploring how they navigate material,…

exhibitionsApr 22, 2026

Beer With a Painter: Tom Burckhardt

Artist Tom Burckhardt discusses his creative process and upbringing in a studio interview, highlighting his upcoming work and the influence of his New…

peopleApr 7, 2026

Peter Saul’s New Show Is a Lesson in ‘Art History'

Veteran American artist Peter Saul has debuted a solo exhibition at Gladstone Gallery in New York, marking his first show since joining the gallery la…

exhibitionsMar 12, 2026

New York Galleries: Openings and Closings (03/03-03/08)

The New York City gallery scene is experiencing a significant surge of activity for the first week of March 2026, with dozens of new exhibitions sched…

exhibitionsMar 3, 2026

veneklasen gallery appoints new partners winds down los angeles

Dealer Gordon VeneKlasen has announced plans to open his own eponymous gallery after separating from Michael Werner Gallery, where he ran the New York…

peopleJan 28, 2026

di rosa art center estate sale

The di Rosa Center for Contemporary Art in Napa, California, has listed its 217-acre estate for $10.9 million amid ongoing financial struggles. The pr…

newsJan 23, 2026

californias beloved di rosa art center is reborn with a love letter to incorrect art

Six years after announcing plans to deaccession its 1,600-work collection—the world's foremost trove of Post-war Northern California art—the di Rosa C…

exhibitionsJan 21, 2026

The best art exhibitions in Europe in 2026

A major exhibition tracing the evolution of the European art market from Greco-Roman antiquity to the 19th century is on view, featuring loans from in…

exhibitionsJan 7, 2026

gladstone gallery celia paul art basel paris

Gladstone Gallery now represents British painter Celia Paul, known for her moody figurative works drawn from her life. Paintings by Paul are on view a…

peopleOct 20, 2025

Who Are the 10 Top-Selling Living American Artists?

Artnet's Auction Price Database reveals the top 10 living American artists by auction sales value in 2024, with the U.S. art market generating $4.3 bi…

marketSep 29, 2025

lisa phillips steps down new museum

Lisa Phillips, director of New York's New Museum, will retire after more than 25 years in the role, as reported by the New York Times. The museum is c…

peopleSep 25, 2025

dan nadel sixties surreal whitney robert crumb interview

Dan Nadel, a curator recently hired by the Whitney Museum as curator of prints and drawings, is opening a new exhibition titled "Sixties Surreal" that…

exhibitionsSep 24, 2025

newsmakers lindsay jarvis is betting on the bowery

Lindsay Jarvis, a London-born dealer who previously worked at Sadie Coles and greengrassi in the UK and spent a decade in New York as an art adviser a…

peopleSep 3, 2025

gladstone gallery peter saul venus over manhattan

Gladstone Gallery has secured U.S. representation of Peter Saul, the 91-year-old painter known for his garish satirical canvases, and appointed Anna C…

marketAug 27, 2025

adam lindeman to close venus over manhattan

Adam Lindemann, a collector-turned-dealer, announced he will close Venus Over Manhattan, the New York gallery he founded 14 years ago. The gallery's f…

marketJul 17, 2025

venus over manhattan closing adam lindemann

Adam Lindemann announces the closure of Venus Over Manhattan, the gallery he founded in 2012 after a career as a contemporary art collector and writer…

marketJul 12, 2025

kaws family koming to sfmoma

The San Francisco Museum of Modern Art (SFMOMA) will host "KAWS: Family," the first West Coast museum solo exhibition for the artist KAWS (Brian Donne…

exhibitionsApr 23, 2025

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Past Exhibitions15

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Alpha 137 Gallery

Landscapes, Cityscapes, Waterscapes and Skyscapes: paintings, works on paper and prints

Helen Frankenthaler, Damien Hirst, Roy Lichtenstein, Ed Ruscha, David Hockney, Wolf Kahn, Peter Saul, Marsden Hartley, Paul Resika, Andy Warhol, Jeff Koons, Richard Serra, Cy Twombly, Alex Katz, Richard Estes, Robert Rauschenberg, Claes Oldenburg, FAILE, Mark di Suvero, Allan D'Arcangelo, Jennifer Losch Bartlett, Peter Blake, Christo, Peter Max, Sonia Gechtoff, Christo and Jeanne-Claude, Martin Creed, Jonas Wood, Gregory Amenoff, Joe Brainard, Red Grooms, Billy Al Bengston, April Gornik, Gerald Laing, Paula Scher, Michael Lekakis, Paul Feeley, William T. Wiley, John Button, Hyde Solomon, Howard Kanovitz, George Trakas, Asa Cheffetz, Lynton Wells, Milton Glaser, Bob Stanley, Walter Darby Bannard, Katherine Porter, Lois Dodd, Richard Haas, Thelma Appel, Alan Cote, Norman Carton, Ben Wilson, Edward Giobbi, Franz Eggenschwiler, Javacheff Christo, David Shapiro (b. 1922), Kathan Brown, William Waitzman, Helen Siegl

Showplace Design and Antique Center, 40 W 25th St 2nd floor, New York, NY 10010, United States

Mar 12, 2026 — May 27, 2026

Peter Saul #248Blue-Chip

Selected Works172

Museum Acquisitions

Previous Sales 52

For Sale 3

Market249 auction results

Galleries4

Podcast Interviews1

Education1

Publications4

Monograph 2

Exhibition Catalog 2

Current Exhibitions1

Recent News19

Past Exhibitions15

Art Fair Appearances5

Recent Activity20

Related News5

Peter Saul #248 Blue-Chip