Contemporary Art Online | New York
Contemporary Art Online | New York
Lot Closed
October 2, 04:50 PM GMT
Estimate
30,000 - 50,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
SAM GILLIAM
b.1933
UNTITLED
acrylic and enamel on canvas
56⅞ by 52¾ in. (144.4 by 134 cm.)
Executed circa 1983-86.
Acquired directly from the artist circa 1983-86
“Suddenly and dramatically, a former follower of the Washington Color School emerged as having broken loose from the 'flat color areas' style, and as an original painter in his own right."
- Andrew Hudson, Artforum 6.7, "Washington," March 1968, p. 63
Sam Gilliam is an innovative colorist who, by cutting and rearranging geometric shapes from thickly painted canvases, expanded his experiments in color and improvisation. Gilliam’s solo exhibition last year at the Kunstmuseum Basel, Switzerland and his current exhibition at Dia Beacon is an indication of the recent surge in appreciation of the artist’s oeuvre.