Untitled
1969
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brush with black and red ink on wove paper
Dimensions
sheet: 58.26 × 73.82 cm (22 15/16 × 29 1/16 in.)
Classification
Drawing
Department
CG-W
Museum
National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C.
Credit
Corcoran Collection (Museum Purchase with the aid of funds from the National Endowment for the Arts, the William A. Clark Fund and Margaret M. Hitchcock)
Accession Number
2015.19.2565
Art Historical Context
Sam Gilliam's *Untitled* (1969) is a dynamic drawing created with bold brushstrokes of black and red on wove paper, 22 15/16 × 29 1/16 inches. As a key figure in the Washington Color School and a pioneer of Color Field painting, Gilliam pushing boundaries in the late 1960s, with abstraction that emphasized color, gesture, and improvisation. This work, from the early phase of his draped canvas innovations, captures his fluid, expressive approach on a more intimate scale. The piece reflects the vibrant artistic energy of Washington, D.C.'s scene during a transformative era marked by civil right...