Lot 489
  • 489

Sam Gilliam

Estimate
8,000 - 12,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Gilliam
  • Leah Lathers
  • signed, titled and dated 1973 on the reverse
  • oil on canvas
  • 51 by 49 in. 129.5 by 124.5 cm.

Provenance

Barbara Fendrick Gallery, Washington D.C.

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The canvas is stretched on a strainer that is beveled along the front sides. The canvas is slightly slack on the strainer. There is light surface soiling throughout. There is some paint separation in the upper left of the composition. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there does not appear to be any inpainting. Unframed.
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