Offered here is a striking and highly collectible limited edition serigraph by noted American abstract artist William Taggart, titled “Unidentified #1 - Black Spiral,” executed in 1979 during a pivotal period of the artist’s exploration of cosmological abstraction and structured spatial composition.

Printed as a finely executed serigraph on archival paper, the work presents a dramatic black field animated by constellations of delicate stippled forms, linear trajectories, and vibrant chromatic accents. Taggart’s composition evokes the visual language of astronomical mapping, circuitry, and modernist geometry simultaneously - a sophisticated interplay of order, motion, and spatial depth. Electric blue lines frame and traverse the composition, while bursts of orange, pink, red, and luminous yellow punctuate the dark ground like celestial markers within an abstract universe.

This particular impression is hand signed in pencil by the artist “B. Taggart” and dated 1979 at the lower margin, accompanied by the artist’s distinctive star motif. It is also numbered 11 from a strictly limited edition of only 200 impressions, placing it among the earliest examples in the edition and enhancing its desirability among collectors of postwar American abstraction and fine art printmaking.

Taggart’s work from the late 1970s is widely recognized for its dynamic balance between minimal structural frameworks and expressive mark-making. In this composition, the artist constructs an almost architectural network of lines and dots that suggests both microcosmic and cosmic systems, reflecting the broader conceptual interests of late twentieth-century abstract printmaking.

The print is executed in rich, saturated inks that remain vibrant and well preserved. The dramatic black ground heightens the luminosity of the colored elements, allowing the composition to retain the visual intensity intended by the artist when the work was first produced.

Condition is excellent. The sheet appears clean and well preserved, with no visible foxing, staining, tears, creases, or restoration observed in the provided images. Colors remain vivid and unfaded, and the pencil signature and edition number remain clear and crisp. Overall, this example presents exceptionally well and would be highly suitable for gallery display or inclusion within a serious collection of modern and contemporary abstract prints.

Works by William Taggart are increasingly sought after by collectors interested in late twentieth-century American abstraction, particularly those exploring themes of spatial mapping, cosmic imagery, and structured geometric expression. Limited edition impressions from this period rarely appear on the market in such well preserved condition.

A compelling acquisition opportunity for collectors of modernist printmaking, abstract art, and late twentieth-century American graphic works.