Sam Gilliam - 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session New York Wednesday, May 16, 2018 | Phillips

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  • Provenance

    Hemphill Fine Arts, Washington, D.C.
    Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2013

  • Catalogue Essay

    “The purples, the blues. Purple colors have a depth. It’s just a romantic color. It’s royal. I used to never use greens; I used to be a great yellow person.”
    Sam Gilliam

159

Untitled (Diptych)

each signed and dated "Sam Gilliam, '76" on the reverse
acrylic on canvas, in artist's frame, diptych
each 33 5/8 x 33 5/8 in. (85.4 x 85.4 cm.)
Painted in 1976.

Estimate
$60,000 - 80,000 

Sold for $125,000

Contact Specialist
John McCord
Head of Day Sale, Morning Session
New York
+1 212 940 1261
jmccord@phillips.com

20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session

New York Auction 16 May 2018