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| Type | Artwork |
| Author | Sam Gilliam |
| Movement | Abstract Expressionism |
| Where | The Museum of Modern Art |
| Year | 1969 |
| Note created | Feb 12, 2026 |
| Last updated | Feb 13, 2026 |
Acrylic on canvas, 140 × 185 × 16” (355.6 × 469.9 × 40.6 cm). A pioneering “drape painting” — unstretched, paint-soaked canvas draped and folded to create sculptural form. Gilliam’s innovation liberated painting from the stretcher bar, merging Color Field Painting with three-dimensional space, extending the Washington Color School tradition.