Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Sam Francis (1923-1994)

Untitled

Details
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled
signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1980' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
36 x 24 in. (91.4 x 61 cm.)
Painted in 1980.
Provenance
Smith Andersen Gallery, Palo Alto
Private collection, Rio de Janeiro
Anon. sale; Christie's, New York, 22 February 1995, lot 51
Private collection, Auckland
Anon. sale; Sotheby's, New York 12 May 2016, lot 164
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Literature
Y. Michaud, Sam Francis, Paris, 1992, p. 164 (illustrated).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley, 2011, no. SFF.759, DVD I (illustrated).
Exhibited
Palo Alto, Smith Andersen Gallery, Sam Francis, May-June 1980.
London, Robert Sandelson Gallery, Sam Francis, June-July 2005.
Further Details
This work is identified with the interim archival number of SFF.759 in consideration for the forthcoming addendum to the Sam Francis Catalogue Raisonne of Canvas and Panel Paintings. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.

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