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Artists›Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

Ralph Gibson

1939

PhotographySurrealism

Representation

None documented

5

Institutional Exhibitions

48

Works in Collection

60

Assets Indexed

4

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

80%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

Movements

• Surrealism

Related Artists

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Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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A Penthouse Aviary

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1980–1981

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Mirrors and Windows: American Photography Since 1960

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1978

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Rooms

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976–1977

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Photography: Recent Acquisitions, 1974�1976

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

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Photography for Collectors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1976

About

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Movement

Surrealism

Medium

Photography

Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

The Metropolitan Museum of Art Art Institute of Chicago Cleveland Museum of Art Museum of Modern ArtNew York

Canonical record

Artworks (48)

1986 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 x 20.8 cm (12 3/8 x 8 3/16 in.); Paper: 35.4 x 27.6 cm (13 15/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

1983 · gelatin silver print

Image: 31.8 x 21.2 cm (12 1/2 x 8 3/8 in.); Paper: 35.5 x 27.7 cm (14 x 10 7/8 in.); Matted: 50.8 x 40.6 cm (20 x 16 in.)

Cleveland Museum of Art

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 21.6 × 30.4 cm (8 9/16 × 12 in.); Paper: 27.6 × 27.7 cm (10 7/8 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 20.6 × 31.4 cm (8 1/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Paper: 27.7 × 35.4 cm (10 15/16 × 13 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.3 × 20.6 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.6 cm (13 15/16 × 10 7/8 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled

1981 · Gelatin silver print

Image: 31.4 × 20.5 cm (12 3/8 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.7 cm (13 15/16 × 10 15/16 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

Untitled (Woman Blocking Sun from Eyes)

Untitled (Woman Blocking Sun from Eyes)

1980 · Gelatin silver print, from the portfolio, "If & (Silk),"

Image: 31.1 × 20.6 cm (12 1/4 × 8 1/8 in.); Paper: 35.4 × 27.8 cm (13 15/16 × 11 in.)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Images

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Untitled (Woman's Arm and Breast) (Art Institute of Chicago)

Art Institute of Chicago

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Movements and affiliations

Institutional

Representation & Collections

In collection

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Cleveland Museum of Art

In collection

Museum of Modern Art

New York, US

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Market

Auction History

Work	Auction House	Date	Estimate	Hammer Price
Untitled	Artsy	Mar 2026	$800 – $1,200	Unsold