id:			168555
accession number:	2010.284
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2010.284
updated:		2022-07-12 09:01:44.012000

To Braque for Mantelpieces, 1982. Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022). Acrylic on canvas with collage, enamel on aluminum; unframed: 185.4 x 75 x 5.1 cm (73 x 29 1/2 x 2 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Ted and Idarose Luntz 2010.284 ©  Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

title:				To Braque for Mantelpieces
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creation date:			1982
creation date earliest:		1982
creation date latest:		1982
current location:		224A Contemporary Corridor
creditline:			Gift of Ted and Idarose Luntz
copyright:			©  Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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culture:	America, 20th century
technique:	acrylic on canvas with collage, enamel on aluminum
department:	Contemporary Art
collection:	CONTEMP - Painting
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022)  - artist

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measurements: Unframed: 185.4 x 75 x 5.1 cm (73 x 29 1/2 x 2 in.)
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	inscription:	on reverse: "To Braque for mantelpieces/ S Gilliam (signature)" in green paint.
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PROVENANCE

	dealer Mitchell Shaheen; Ted and Idarose Luntz; The Cleveland Museum of Art
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A member of the Washington Color School in the 1960s, Gilliam marked a radical shift in painting whose vigorous influence remains evident today. He introduced eccentric elements borrowed from sculpture and explored the interplay of form and process. This painting belongs to the "D paintings" series characterized by narrow, vertical strips of canvas, beveled edges, and a metal element in the form of the letter D. Inspired by a commission for the Davis Square subway station near Boston, they are hybrids of painting and decorative object.
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