SAM GILLIAM "CONFETTI HEX" RELIEF SCULPTURE, 1978 Contemporary painting (If you're a fan of

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A man's profile commands the composition as he gazes into the distance

Youngerman often synthesizes the best characteristics of Robert Motherwell and Ellsworth Kelly creating something highly original and confident

SAM GILLIAM "CONFETTI HEX" RELIEF SCULPTURE, 1978 Contemporary painting (If you're a fan ofSam Gilliam (19332022) is beloved as one of the 20th century's most important abstract artists. He was a true innovator in the evolution of American abstraction. Several groundbreaking techniques are credited to him, most notably removing the canvas from the stretcher and draping his paintings. Born in Mississippi, Gilliam studied at the University of Louisville and later worked in Washington D. C. with the Washington Colour School among artists such