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How much a Sam Gilliam painting is worth depends on its subject, condition and other factors. His 1971 painting Lady Day II was sold for over $2 million in an auction at Christie’s New York in 2018, setting a new record for the artist. The postwar American artist was an innovative Color Field painter and lyrical abstractionist, perhaps best known for working directly on draped, unprimed canvases freed from their stretcher bars as early as the mid-1960s. In 1972, he became the first Black artist to represent the United States at the Venice Biennale. If you own a Gilliam painting, a certified appraiser or knowledgeable art dealer can evaluate your piece and give you an estimate of its value. On 1stDibs, find a collection of Sam Gilliam art.
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Abstract painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection (MoMA label) Signed Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam
Untitled Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, 1968
Watercolor and Aluminum Paint on Fiberglass Paper. (Framed with Museum of M...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fiberglass, Paint, Watercolor
Monoprint with screenprint collage acrylic, stitching & embossing Signed, Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper, 1994, signed, dated, titled, and numbered 10/40 (each unique) in black and silver i...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Screen
RECITALS Signed Mixed Media Print, Abstract Collage, Rainbow Colors, Spirals
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Union City, NJ
RECITALS is mixed media limited edition print by the renowned African American artist Sam Gilliam, created using Archival Inkjet, Relief, and Stencil techniques. This vertical, rainb...
Category
Early 2000s Contemporary Abstract Prints
Materials
Mixed Media
$3,630 Sale Price
25% Off
Cuatro, Monoprint with screenprint collage acrylic, stitching & embossing Signed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam
Cuatro, 1994
Monoprint with screenprint, collage, acrylic, stitching and embossing in colors on handmade paper
Hand signed, dated, titled and annotated P/P by Sam Gilliam...
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Mixed Media, Acrylic, Monoprint, Screen
Sam Gilliam Handmade Paper "Untitled #34" Acrylic. Signed & Dated
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Detroit, MI
“Untitled #34” was created by Sam Gilliam, one of the great innovators in postwar American painting. It is dated and signed on the lower front. The thick handmade paper is rich with folds and texture and the colors lively. In addition to Acrylic paint on the surface there appears to be imbedded color in the handmade paper which has additional embossed accents. Unframed the piece measures 16 x 14. Provenance of Yaw Gallery, Birmingham, Michigan is on the verso along with the note that the Paper Surfaces in contact with this artwork are acid free.
In the mid-1960s he emerged from the Washington D.C. scene with works that elaborated upon and disrupted the ethos of Color School painting. A series of formal breakthroughs would soon result in his canonical Drape paintings, which expanded upon the tenets of Abstract Expressionism in entirely new ways. One profound manner was the sculpture aspect of the painting giving it a free flowing expression of pure color.
In the latter half of the 1950s, Washington D.C. saw a flourishing of abstract art that emphasized the form-making capabilities of pure color. Known as The Washington Color School, the loosely affiliated group of abstract painters knew each other through various teaching experiences. The moniker has an uncertain origin but likely originated with the title of a 1965 exhibition at the Washington Gallery of Modern Art, "Washington Color Painters," curated by Gerald Nordland. The show exhibited the works of Kenneth Noland, Paul Reed, Morris Louis, Howard Mehring, Thomas Downing, and Gene Davis. Additionally, Leon Berkowitz...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Materials
Acrylic, Handmade Paper
"Arches" Sam Gilliam, Acrylic and Glass Abstract, Washington Color School
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam
Arches, 2014
Signed, titled and dated lower left; signed, titled, and inscribed "to Necia" on the reverse
Acrylic and glass on paper
10 1/4 x 14 inches
Provenance
The ar...
Category
2010s Color-Field Mixed Media
Materials
Glass, Mixed Media, Acrylic