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American artist Sam Gilliam is best known for his contributions to the Washington Color School movement through his famed ‘drape paintings’. He is credited as being the first artist to engage with idea of a draped, painted canvas without stretcher bars during the 1960s. On 1stDibs, shop a collection of expertly-vetted Sam Gilliam pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers.
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Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Cold War, Signed 1968
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam
Untitled Abstract Expressionist mixed media painting on paper, Ex-Museum of Modern Art Collection, 1968
Watercolor and Aluminum Paint on Fiberglass Paper. (Framed with Mu...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Materials
Fiberglass, Paint, Watercolor
Sam Gilliam - Monoprint with 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, Acrylic, Mixed Media, Rag Paper, Screen
"Untitled (Lincoln Center Festival)" by Sam Gilliam (Abstract, Red, Screenprint)
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam (b. Tupelo, MS) was a key figure in the Washington Color School (1950s-1960s) and a color field painter. In an effort to display flat planes of color in a new format, Gil...
Category
Early 2000s Color-Field Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Sam Gilliam, Cuatro, Monoprint with 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
Manet Acrylic, collage, relief, handmade paper, screen print, cutouts Stitching
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Southampton, NY
For the month of December we are offering very special pricing of at least 20% off of all of the paintings at the gallery. A few are discounted as much as 50%. If you see a painting ...
Category
1990s Abstract Mixed Media
Materials
Thread, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Screen, Handmade Paper
Offset Lithograph signed & warmly Inscribed to African American Arts prof Framed
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Sam Gilliam
Offset Lithograph Warmly Inscribed to Renowned African American Arts Educator, 1988
Offset Lithograph Card
Hand written, signed and inscribed card with a warm personal message from the artist
Frame Included
Hand written, signed and inscribed offset lithograph card with a warm personal message from Sam Gilliam to Lindsay Waldorf Patterson.
Measurements:
Frame:
14 7/8 x 12 x 1/2 inches
Card:
8 x 5 inches
The inscription reads:
To Lindsay:
With Warmest Regards
Sam Gilliam
Lindsay Waldorf Patterson was an American English literature educator and author as well as a MacDowell Colony fellow (3 awards); Edward Albee Foundation fellow (2 awards); recipient award National Foundation on Arts & Humanities.
Hand signed on the front
Provenance:
From the estate of Lindsay Waldorf Patterson. Lindsay Waldorf Patterson was an American English literature educator and author as well as an MacDowell Colony fellow (3 awards); Edward Albee Foundation fellow (2 awards); recipient award National Foundation on Arts & Humanities.
Formerly an account executive, Harrison Advertising Agency, New York City, 1964; feature writer and columnist assistant to Langston Hughes, Associated Negro Press, 1965; special feature writer (film) Uptight,, Paramount Pictures, 1968; co-host Celebrity Hour program, Station WRVR-FM, New York City, 1974-1977; co-host Black Conversations program, Station WPIX-television, New York City, 1976-1979; assistant Professor of English, Queens College, Flushing, New York, since 1990. Adjunct Professor Afro-American & Caribbean literature, black theater...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph, Offset, Ink


