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Shimmering Pisces by Sam Gilliam, 1975, acrylic and canvas collage on beveled edge canvas, diptych, offered May 2022© Phillips — view on Phillips website ↗

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Shimmering Pisces

Sam Gilliam (American, 1933–2022) · 1975

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate $250,000 – $350,000 (≈ £201,256 – £281,758) (≈ €237,530 – €332,542)

Offered at Phillips and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

Medium
Acrylic · Paintings all acrylic results →
As published: “acrylic and canvas collage on beveled edge canvas, diptych”
Support
Canvas
Signed / inscribed
indistinctly inscribed on the reverse of the right canvas
Category
Acrylic paintings
Dimensions
each 48 x 90 in. (121.9 x 228.6 cm)
Auction house
Phillips
Sale
20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010422)
Date
May 19, 2022
Location
New York, United States
Lot
156
Estimate
$250,000 – $350,000 (≈ £201,256 – £281,758) (≈ €237,530 – €332,542)
Source
Auction house phillips.com ↗
Retrieved Sep 26, 2026

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