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Sam Gilliam

American, 1933–2022

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614 results

Groove VI, 1993

Color lithograph on paper

Sep 9, 2024 • Bonhams

Groove VI, 1993

Color lithograph on paper

Prints & Photographs

Bardstown, 1976

dyeing and collagraph in colors, on Upper U.S. Paper Mill handmade paper

Jul 23, 2024 • Christie's

Bardstown, 1976

dyeing and collagraph in colors, on Upper U.S. Paper Mill handmade paper

Contemporary Edition: New York

Middleboro, 1976

dyeing and collagraph in colors, on Upper U.S. Paper Mill handmade paper

Jul 23, 2024 • Christie's

Middleboro, 1976

dyeing and collagraph in colors, on Upper U.S. Paper Mill handmade paper

Contemporary Edition: New York

Untitled #2, 1970

watercolor on handmade paper

23 x 24 1/2 in. (58.4 x 62.2 cm)

Jul 17, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled #2, 1970

watercolor on handmade paper

23 x 24 1/2 in. (58.4 x 62.2 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art

ink and watercolor on Japanese paper

23 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. (60.3 x 97.8 cm)

Jul 17, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled, 1970

ink and watercolor on Japanese paper

23 3/4 x 38 1/2 in. (60.3 x 97.8 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art

watercolor, dye and aluminum dust on handmade paper

16 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (41.9 x 64.1 cm)

Jun 26, 2024 • Phillips

Untitled, 1971

watercolor, dye and aluminum dust on handmade paper

16 1/2 x 25 1/4 in. (41.9 x 64.1 cm)

Phillips • New York

Modern & Contemporary Art: Online Auction, New York

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

May 23, 2024 • Bonhams

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

May 23, 2024 • Bonhams

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

May 23, 2024 • Bonhams

Dance '72, 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

Recess/Slant, 1971

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

122.7 x 190.5 cm

May 17, 2024 • Christie's

Recess/Slant, 1971

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

122.7 x 190.5 cm

Live Auction 22978 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

acrylic on two sheets of Cerex nylon

309.9 x 182.9 x 152.4 cm

May 17, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled, 2018

acrylic on two sheets of Cerex nylon

309.9 x 182.9 x 152.4 cm

Live Auction 22978 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

watercolor on Washi paper

180.6 x 99.3 cm

May 17, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled, 2021

watercolor on Washi paper

180.6 x 99.3 cm

Live Auction 22978 Post-War and Contemporary Art Day Sale

Topper Carew, 1972

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

155.6 x 147.3 cm

May 14, 2024 • Sotheby's

Topper Carew, 1972

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

155.6 x 147.3 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

acrylic on fiberglass paper

May 14, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1970

acrylic on fiberglass paper

Contemporary Day Auction

Frost Tempo, 1977

acrylic on unstretched canvas

148.9 x 467.4 cm

Mar 13, 2024 • Christie's

Frost Tempo, 1977

acrylic on unstretched canvas

148.9 x 467.4 cm

Live Auction 22899 Post-War to Present

watercolor on washi paper

99.7 x 181.3 cm

Mar 13, 2024 • Christie's

Untitled, 2021

watercolor on washi paper

99.7 x 181.3 cm

Live Auction 22899 Post-War to Present

New Orleans, 1979

acrylic on collaged beveled edge canvas

40 1/4 x 70 1/4 in. (102.2 x 178.4 cm)

Mar 12, 2024 • Phillips

New Orleans, 1979

acrylic on collaged beveled edge canvas

40 1/4 x 70 1/4 in. (102.2 x 178.4 cm)

Phillips • New York

acrylic on bevelled edge canvas

72.8 x 180.5 cm

Mar 7, 2024 • Sotheby's

Rubiyat, 1973

acrylic on bevelled edge canvas

72.8 x 180.5 cm

Modern & Contemporary Day Auction

acrylic and canvas mounted to fabric-backed foam and attached to a wooden strainer

140.7 x 109.5 cm

Mar 1, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1974

acrylic and canvas mounted to fabric-backed foam and attached to a wooden strainer

140.7 x 109.5 cm

Contemporary Curated

Butterfly, Feeling, 1972

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

152.4 x 152.4 cm

Mar 1, 2024 • Sotheby's

Butterfly, Feeling, 1972

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

152.4 x 152.4 cm

Contemporary Curated

mixed media collage on paper mounted to board

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

mixed media collage on paper mounted to board

Contemporary Discoveries

archival inkjet print in colors with relief and stencil on Optica One wove paper

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Recitals, 2009

archival inkjet print in colors with relief and stencil on Optica One wove paper

Contemporary Discoveries

mixed media with collage on wove paper

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1994

mixed media with collage on wove paper

Contemporary Discoveries

Composition Tope, 1982

acrylic on shaped adjoined canvases

153.0 x 153.0 cm

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

Composition Tope, 1982

acrylic on shaped adjoined canvases

153.0 x 153.0 cm

Contemporary Discoveries

acrylic on canvas

Feb 23, 2024 • Sotheby's

acrylic on canvas

Contemporary Discoveries

Like Celadon and Other Color Rhythms, 2000

acrylic on plexigas, mounted on wood

147.9 x 200.6 cm

Dec 14, 2023 • Christie's

Like Celadon and Other Color Rhythms, 2000

acrylic on plexigas, mounted on wood

147.9 x 200.6 cm

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

acrylic on Japanese paper

Dec 14, 2023 • Christie's

Untitled, 1977

acrylic on Japanese paper

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

170.2 x 251.5 cm

Nov 16, 2023 • Sotheby's

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

170.2 x 251.5 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

acrylic on canvas

177.8 x 121.9 cm

Nov 16, 2023 • Sotheby's

Coronet, 1965

acrylic on canvas

177.8 x 121.9 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

acrylic on unstretched canvas

114.3 x 58.4 cm

Nov 16, 2023 • Sotheby's

acrylic on unstretched canvas

114.3 x 58.4 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

Green Glide, 1977

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

101.6 x 177.8 cm

Nov 10, 2023 • Christie's

Green Glide, 1977

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

101.6 x 177.8 cm

Live Auction 22056 Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale

All Kinds of Sires, 1984

acrylic and sheet metal on shaped canvas

158.8 x 154.0 x 12.7 cm

Nov 10, 2023 • Christie's

All Kinds of Sires, 1984

acrylic and sheet metal on shaped canvas

158.8 x 154.0 x 12.7 cm

Live Auction 22056 Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale

Dance '72', 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

Oct 30, 2023 • Bonhams

Dance '72', 1972

Screenprint in colors on wove paper

Modern & Contemporary Prints & Multiples

Last Coffee Thyme (V. 85)

Lithograph, screenprint, etching and embossing, on John Koller HMP paper, the full sheet.

S. 29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in. (74.9 x 105.1 cm)

Oct 27, 2023 • Phillips

Last Coffee Thyme (V. 85)

Lithograph, screenprint, etching and embossing, on John Koller HMP paper, the full sheet.

S. 29 1/2 x 41 3/8 in. (74.9 x 105.1 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Flowers, from Tulip series

Unique collage of woodblock print in colors, paint and encaustic, on handmade paper with marble elements, all contained in an artist's white painted wood frame.

36 x 36 x 6 in. (91.4 x 91.4 x 15.2 cm)

Oct 27, 2023 • Phillips

Flowers, from Tulip series

Unique collage of woodblock print in colors, paint and encaustic, on handmade paper with marble elements, all contained in an artist's white painted wood frame.

36 x 36 x 6 in. (91.4 x 91.4 x 15.2 cm)

Phillips • New York

Editions & Works on Paper

Cathedral #2, 1980

Relief printed in colors with embossing and handcoloring, on handmade paper

Oct 19, 2023 • Sotheby's

Cathedral #2, 1980

Relief printed in colors with embossing and handcoloring, on handmade paper

The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Day Sale

Coffee Thyme I and II, 1981

Two lithographs and screenprints in colors, one with etching and embossing, on wove paper

78.0 x 102.6 cm

Oct 19, 2023 • Sotheby's

Coffee Thyme I and II, 1981

Two lithographs and screenprints in colors, one with etching and embossing, on wove paper

78.0 x 102.6 cm

The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Day Sale

Purple Antelope Space Squeeze, 1987

Relief, etching, aquatint, collograph and hand-painted collage with embossing, on handmade paper

103.4 x 105.0 cm

Oct 19, 2023 • Sotheby's

Purple Antelope Space Squeeze, 1987

Relief, etching, aquatint, collograph and hand-painted collage with embossing, on handmade paper

103.4 x 105.0 cm

The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Day Sale

Relief printed in colors with embossing and handcoloring, on handmade paper

Oct 18, 2023 • Sotheby's

Spear #6, 1980

Relief printed in colors with embossing and handcoloring, on handmade paper

The Leslie & Johanna Garfield Collection: A Celebration of Prints Evening Sale

watercolour, acrylic and metallic paint on handmade paper

Oct 13, 2023 • Sotheby's

Untitled, 1968

watercolour, acrylic and metallic paint on handmade paper

Contemporary Day Auction

Butterflies Are, 1976

acrylic and oil on bevelled edge canvas

214.0 x 157.5 cm

Oct 13, 2023 • Sotheby's

Butterflies Are, 1976

acrylic and oil on bevelled edge canvas

214.0 x 157.5 cm

Contemporary Day Auction

Soft Melting, 1972

acrylic on bevelled edge canvas

181.5 x 192.2 cm

Oct 12, 2023 • Sotheby's

Soft Melting, 1972

acrylic on bevelled edge canvas

181.5 x 192.2 cm

Contemporary Evening Auction

H Series, #62, 2000

Raked polypropylene, acrylic and paper collage with stitching

27.9 × 27.9 cm

Sep 28, 2023 • Artsy Auction

H Series, #62, 2000

Raked polypropylene, acrylic and paper collage with stitching

27.9 × 27.9 cm

Artsy Auction: Post-War and Contemporary Art (September 2023)

Shimmering Pisces, 1975

acrylic and canvas collage on beveled edge canvas

121.9 x 228.6 cm

Sep 28, 2023 • Sotheby's

Shimmering Pisces, 1975

acrylic and canvas collage on beveled edge canvas

121.9 x 228.6 cm

Contemporary Curated

acrylic on birch plywood with metal hinges

41.9 x 34.2 x 3.2 cm

Sep 22, 2023 • Sotheby's

acrylic on birch plywood with metal hinges

41.9 x 34.2 x 3.2 cm

Contemporary Discoveries

Untitled, for Lincoln Center Festival, 2001

Screenprint in colors on Somerset paper

Aug 4, 2023 • Bonhams

Untitled, for Lincoln Center Festival, 2001

Screenprint in colors on Somerset paper

Prints & Multiples: Summer Splash

Sun's Cabin, 1980

acrylic and canvas collage on shaped canvas

103.5 x 131.4 x 8.9 cm

Jul 18, 2023 • Christie's

Sun's Cabin, 1980

acrylic and canvas collage on shaped canvas

103.5 x 131.4 x 8.9 cm

First Open | Post-War & Contemporary Art

acrylic on birch plywood

Jul 10, 2023 • Sotheby's

Balance, 2003

acrylic on birch plywood

Contemporary Discoveries

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

183.0 x 186.0 x 6.0 cm

Jun 28, 2023 • Christie's

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

183.0 x 186.0 x 6.0 cm

Live Auction 21886 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

183 x 186 x 6.03 cm

Jun 28, 2023 • Christie's

acrylic on beveled edge canvas

183 x 186 x 6.03 cm

20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale

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