LINCOLN SITTING Size:20 x 16 Part of Quigley's ongoing examination

Part of Quigley's ongoing examination of American history and leadership and the ideals that once united us

William Quigley began moving away from pure abstraction in response to what he perceived as an increasingly conceptual art climate

and an unwavering ability to deliver under pressure

Maybe a sign from heaven

LINCOLN SITTING Size:20 x 16 Part of Quigley's ongoing examinationLINCOLN 2 There are 9 Lincoln paintings and 6 Lincoln prints to date. This painting was done in 2013 as a commission. Quigley was living in LA painting on his birthday, April 29, 1992, when the Rodney King Riots escalated around his West Hollywood studio. Having never witnessed such an intense revolt, he used the rebellion as a catalyst for a series of works titled the Civil War Seriesinspired by using powerful images from Matthew Brady to paint from