Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022) - Fragrance, from Tulips Series

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933-2022) - Fragrance, from Tulips Series

1989, ink signed, dated and numbered 6/20 on information sheet verso, (there was also a Petal series of 14 assemblages and a Tadpole series of 6 assemblages), Enterprise and Off Jones Road Prints, publishers. Collage (woodblock printing, painting, and encaustic on hand made paper) and marble constructions in wood frame.
overall dimensions:
height: 44 ½ in. (113cm)
width: 49 in. (124.5cm)
depth: 10 in. (25.4cm)

Provenance

The Artist.
Private Collection, Virginia (acquired directly from the above).

Exhibition

“Century: 100 Years of Black Art at MAM,” Montclair Art Museum, New Jersey, February 9-July 7, 2024, another of the edition exhibited.

Literature

Adrienne L. Childs, et. al., Century: 100 Years of Black Art at MAM, Montclair, NJ: Montclair Art Museum, 2024, plate 38, cat. 26 (another edition illus.).

Lot Essay

For more information about this artist's work please see lot 51.