Pretty Boxes

1993

Sam Gilliam

Associated Names
Sam Gilliam

Artist, American, 1933 - 2022

Robert Franklin

Printer, American, born 1930

Brandywine Workshop and Archives

Publisher

The image shows a dynamic composition of overlapping shapes and lines creating an intricate abstract pattern. Sweeping arcs and diagonal streaks cross the canvas, with vibrant hues of yellow, blue, and red. The arrangement of lines suggests movement, intersecting and blending into patches of color, reflecting abstract expressionism.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color offset lithograph and screenprint on four joined sheets of wove Arches paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Funds from the Roy Lichtenstein Foundation

  • Dimensions

    image and sheet (irreg.): 76.5 × 108.5 cm (30 1/8 × 42 11/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2023.22.16

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Brandywine Workshop and Archives, Philadelphia; gifted to the National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 2023.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

"Sam Gilliam '93" lower right margin, graphite, artist's hand. "74/86 Pretty Boxes" lower center margin, graphite, artist's hand.

Markings

None.

Watermarks

ARCHES France

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