Lot Essay
I work in a circular, gyro-like manner—spiral, move to levels. So, I keep coming back to something from before, but approached from a completely different point of view. A rearrangement of the psyche.
—Sam Francis
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Property from an American Estate
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled
Details
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled
signed 'Sam Francis' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
54 ½ x 40 ½ in. (138.4 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1986.
Untitled
signed 'Sam Francis' (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas
54 ½ x 40 ½ in. (138.4 x 102.9 cm.)
Painted in 1986.
Provenance
Richard Gray Gallery, Chicago
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Acquired from the above by the present owner, 1987
Literature
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, Berkley, 2011, no. SFF.1233, DVD I (illustrated).
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I work in a circular, gyro-like manner—spiral, move to levels. So, I keep coming back to something from before, but approached from a completely different point of view. A rearrangement of the psyche.
—Sam Francis