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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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Sam Gilliam - Ab Ex painting, Ex-Museum of Modern Art (MoMA) Collection, Signed
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
"Recitals, Signed Mixed Media Print, Abstract Color Collage Design, 38x20"
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
$3,880 Sale Price
20% Off
Dance '72
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint, 1972. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 24/60 in pencil lower left,. Printed and published by Workshop, Inc., Washington, D...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Dance '72
By Sam Gilliam
Located in New York, NY
Color screenprint, 1972. Signed by the artist and dated in pencil, lower right margin. Numbered 24/60 in pencil lower left,. Printed and published by Workshop, Inc., Washington, DC...
Category
1970s Abstract Abstract Prints
Materials
Screen
Sam Gilliam Untitled (Purple) 1996 Signed Mixed Media on Paper
By Sam Gilliam
Located in Minneapolis, MN
Artist: Sam Gilliam
Title: Untitled (Purple)
Year:1996
Medium: Original Mixed Media on Paper
Size: 11" × 14"
Inscription Front: Signed and dated lower left edge, "Sam Gilliam 96"
Ins...
Category
Late 20th Century Paintings
Materials
Paper, Mixed Media
$11,200 Sale Price
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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, Mixed Media, Acrylic, Rag Paper, Screen
