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Sam Gilliam
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Fan account of Sam Gilliam, a color field painter and lyrical abstractionist artist.
1933-2022
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November 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
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Buoy Landscape II https://collections.artsmia.org/art/43175/
From a suite of five prints.
November 18, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Fire https://collections.artsmia.org/art/131226/
abstract image; vertical band of dappled orange and red color in center, flanked by vertical bands of cooler layered tones of green, blue and pink pigments on right and left sides Sam Gilliam’s art often breaks boundaries. Like other Color Field painters, he eliminated the brush and poured dilute colors directly onto unprimed canvases. He famously went a step further and eliminated the stretchers to let his canvases drape like banners. Sometimes he balled up his canvases, folded them, or twisted them, causing colors to offset or blend in unpredictable ways. This spirt of freedom and willingness to let chance play its part is reflected in Fire in the irregular, layered, patchy, roughly-mirrored application of semi-transparent colors. This is one of Gilliam’s first engagements with printmaking, an activity that became a significant part of his artistic practice.
November 17, 2025 at 6:07 PM
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Coffee Thyme I https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58658/
Color run for published print
November 17, 2025 at 3:16 PM
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Lady Day II https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/lady-day-ii-1971
Lady Day II
November 17, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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Coffee Thyme I https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58656/
Color run for published print
November 16, 2025 at 5:12 PM
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Close to Trees https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/close-to-trees-2011
Close to Trees
November 16, 2025 at 12:12 PM
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Lattice https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/lattice-1981
Lattice
November 16, 2025 at 11:10 AM
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Untitled https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/untitled
Untitled
November 15, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Study for "Lattice" https://collections.artsmia.org/art/28043/
Maquette using leftover fragments from Coffee Thyme project, taped together
November 15, 2025 at 12:28 PM
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In Celebration https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/in-celebration-1983
In Celebration
November 15, 2025 at 9:18 AM
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Untitled https://collections.artsmia.org/art/7723/
Artist's multiple
November 14, 2025 at 5:34 PM
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Last Coffee Thyme https://collections.artsmia.org/art/43108/
Abstract expressionist composition; predominantly red with areas of blue
November 14, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Coffee Thyme I https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58748/
Abstraction featuring a small rectangle and overlapping triangle in the lower half of the page; the surrounding space is a blend of colors--light purple, red, yellow and blue
November 14, 2025 at 10:10 AM
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Coffee Thyme I https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58747/
Abstraction featuring a small rectangle and overlapping triangle in the lower half of the page; the surrounding space is a blend of colors--red, yellow, blue and purple
November 13, 2025 at 6:42 PM
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Newly Little https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/newly-little-2009
Newly Little
November 13, 2025 at 12:09 PM
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Black Garland https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/black-garland-2011
Black Garland
November 13, 2025 at 8:49 AM
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Red Linger https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/red-linger-1972
Red Linger
November 12, 2025 at 4:16 PM
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Last Coffee Thyme https://collections.artsmia.org/art/58752/
Abstract expressionist composition; predominantly red with areas of blue, black and green
November 12, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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This Time https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/this-time-2008
This Time
November 12, 2025 at 8:13 AM
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Untitled https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/untitled-2003
Untitled
November 11, 2025 at 4:25 PM
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Blue Line https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/blue-line-2004
Blue Line
November 11, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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Red Petals https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/red-petals
Red Petals
November 11, 2025 at 9:41 AM
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Manet I https://www.wikiart.org/en/sam-gilliam/manet-i-1999
Manet I
November 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Lattice https://collections.artsmia.org/art/43144/
Lattice
November 10, 2025 at 2:08 PM