Sam Gilliam, Cuatro, 1994
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ALPHA 137 GALLERY
ALPHA 137 GALLERY
Description
Sam Gilliam, American, b. 1933
Golden Neck, 1993
Unique Mixed Media Collage
Numbered from the Edition of 24, with each piece being unique
Raked polypropylene, acrylic and monoprint on an assemblage of collaged sewn fabric
signed in acrylic Sam Gilliam, titled and dated, lower edge
43 x 30 inches.
43 x 30 inches.
See comparable sales prices at public auction below at US $10,000 and US $28,600 respectively. (Gallery retail higher).
This is a dazzling colorful mixed media multiple, with each original work completely unique by renowned African American abstract expressionist - color field artist Sam Gilliam - who first burst onto the art scene with color field artists Ken Noland, Olitski, Poons etc. at the legendary 1960s "Deluxe Show" curated by Clement Greenberg for the Menil Foundation.
In November, 2015, Artnet magazine voted Sam Gilliam one of the world's most undervalued artists! He repeatedly makes the list of top living African American artists, artist's whose market is set to explode, etc. Since then, several world record prices for this artist have been achieved at public auction, including a March 2016 sale at Christie's. Here's the Artnet blurb:
Sam Gilliam (1933–): Some may argue that Gilliam's market rediscovery is already in full swing. Nevertheless his inclusion is warranted as an example for how quickly a "forgotten" artist can be rediscovered. In the 1960s and 1970s, Gilliam became known for his "drape paintings," large colorful canvases tied into knots and hung from the wall. He was celebrated as a painter who broke out of the frame, and had shows at the Whitney in 1969, MoMA in 1971 and the American Pavilion at the Venice Biennale in 1972. He was cut off from the art market for decades until dealer David Kordansky and artist Rashid Johnson curated a show in Los Angeles in 2013 that helped bring him back into the market's consciousness.
Gilliam began experimenting with geometric collages in the 1970s, continuing into the 1980s. His collages from the early-to-mid 1980s explored relationships between primary colors. When Gilliam began revisiting these compositions in the late 1990s and early 2000s, his pallet changed dramatically. In this blue trial proof version, he uses a secondary color palette against a blue background, using crosshatching and overlapping shapes to create more complex hues. Gilliam frequently played with splatter marks during this time, and the drips in the background here create a dialogue with the geometric shapes. Gilliam's Marathon series strives to combine various modes of expression and styles of abstraction into powerful and curious compositions.
This work is in excellent condition.
Measurements
Height:
43.00
Width:
30.00
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