Modern + Contemporary + Design | October 13, 2022
Thu, Oct 13, 2022 09:00AM EDT
Lot 7
Sam Gilliam Screenprint
Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000
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| $50,000 | $5,000 |
| $100,000 | $10,000 |
(Washington, DC, 1933-2022)
Little Kickapoo, 1974, edition 1/10, signed lower right "Sam Gilliam 74", inscribed with title lower left, embossed (rope and woven belt), screenprint on A-P. Etching (France) paper, 29-3/4 x 39-3/4 in.; metal frame, 30-1/8 x 40-1/8 in.
Note: Sam Gilliam was an innovative color field painter who advanced the inventions associated with the Washington Color School. The Hirshhorn museum mounted his first sole exhibition in Washington, DC as a tribute to the artist and in his memory. Sam Gilliam: Full Circle (May 25-September 11, 2022), celebrated the artist's last works, most of which were executed in tondo.
See the Smithsonian Hirshhorn: https://hirshhorn.si.edu/exhibitions/sam-gilliam-full-circle/
Provenance: Private Collection, Morristown, Tennessee
Condition
small holes at embossed knots as made, full sheet, strong color; frame with some abrasions
