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SAM GILLIAM | UNTITLED

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October 2, 04:51 PM GMT

Estimate

7,000 - 9,000 USD

Lot Details

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SAM GILLIAM

b.1933

UNTITLED

signed and dated '80

acrylic on paper

Sheet: 23 by 26¼ in. (58.4 by 66.6 cm.)

Framed: 29¼ by 35¼ in. (74.2 by 89.5 cm.)

“My work… is constructed painting, in that it crosses the void between object and viewer, to be part of the space in front of the picture plane. It represents an act of pure passage.”

Sam Gilliam, with Annie Gawlak, “Solids and Veils,” Art Journal, 50:1, Spring 1991, pp. 10