David Salle
(b. 1952)

David Salle is an American Postmodern painter, printmaker, photographer, and stage designer. Salle was born in Norman, Oklahoma, and lives and works in East Hampton, New York. He earned a BFA and MFA from the California Institute of the Arts, Valencia, California, where he studied with John Baldessari. Salle’s work first came to public attention in New York City in the early 1980s.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Salle

Mingus in Mexico
1990
oil and acrylic on canvas
241.5 x 311cm
Private collection
Sold by Christie’s London, 6 OCT 2017
https://www.christies.com/en/lot/lot-6100695