Sam Gilliam Early in the Morning

Sam Gilliam
1933 - 2022
Early in the Morning

signed, titled and dated 1981 on the reverse
mixed media
110 x 130 x 8 cm ; 43 5/16 x 51 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.
Executed in 1981.

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Sam Gilliam
1933 - 2022
Early in the Morning

signé, titré et daté 1981 au dos
technique mixte
110 x 130 x 8 cm ; 43 5/16 x 51 3/16 x 3 1/8 in.
Exécuté en 1981.

Condition Report:
The canvas is constructed from three pieces assembled together on the reverse with masking tape. The process is original. Close inspection reveals usual dust on the crevices. The cream pigment has slightly yellowed with age. Extremely close inspection reveals webs of stable, dried craquelures, mainly visible in the white impasto and towards the right outer edge of the canvas. The impasto is rich and well-preserved. Under ultraviolet light examination there is no evidence of retouching. This work is in good condition overall.

Provenance:
Private Collection, Vienna (acquired directly from the artist in the 1980s)

By descent from the above to the present owner

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Collection Particulière, Vienne (acquis directement auprès de l'artiste dans les années 1980)

Puis par descendance jusqu'au propriétaire actuel