
About
Sam Gilliam’s Half Circle Red combines separate pieces of canvas, which gap, bulge, and double over. Without a traditional mount or frame, they are pinned in place directly to the wall. Interested in how his paintings interact with the surrounding space, Gilliam jettisoned stretchers—typically wooden rectangular support structures—altogether during the late 1960s. Instead, his relaxed, undulating canvases suspend from the wall or ceiling to create “drape” paintings. This method, along with his drip and stain painting technique, emphasized the intrinsic properties of his materials—how acrylic pools and canvas sags, for example.
SKU: 68797
Creator: Sam Gilliam
Date: 1975
Original Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Original Size: 78 × 33 × 6 in.
Location: Saint Louis Art Museum
© 2020 Sam Gilliam / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Half Circle Red
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We Offer High Quality
Custom Framing
We use the highest quality wood in our modern shop to create custom frames, frame your print with precision-cut acid-free mat board, and mount it behind a UV-blocking semi-gloss plexiglass to protect your art from the sun, dust, pollution, heat, and humidity. Then we add finishing touches like wall hanging mount, wall friendly bumpers and a protective backing.