The art of Salvo: ‘You need to take on Raphael!’
In November 2023 a new auction record was set for the Italian artist when The Morning (1994) realised more than three times its high estimate, at around $1.1 million. Jessica Lack discovers why Salvo’s hallucinogenic, otherworldly landscapes, ‘exploding with colour’, are now in such high demand
Salvo in Turin, 1974. As a child he was captivated by a self-portrait by Raphael. ‘That’s when I started wanting to make paintings myself. It was a sentiment of emulation’. Photo: Paolo Pellion di Persano
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