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SAM FRANCIS (1923-1994)
Untitled
signed ‘Sam Francis’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on paper laid down on board
19 ¾ x 23 7/8in. (50 x 60.5cm.)
Executed in 1992
Untitled
signed ‘Sam Francis’ (on the reverse)
acrylic on paper laid down on board
19 ¾ x 23 7/8in. (50 x 60.5cm.)
Executed in 1992
Provenance
Estate of the artist, California.
Woodward Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Woodward Gallery, New York.
Acquired from the above by the present owner.
Literature
B. Ashley, 'Kaleidoscope world: Part-time Marin resident Sam Francis made a splash in the international art circuit.', in Marin Independent Journal, March 22, 1999 (illustrated in colour).
D. Burchett-Lere (ed.), Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, digital, ongoing, no. SF92-3 (illustrated).
D. Burchett-Lere (ed.), Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, digital, ongoing, no. SF92-3 (illustrated).
Exhibited
Ross, Robert Green Fine Arts, Sam Francis: Works on Paper/Mark Erickson: Recent Paintings, 1994.
Mill Valley, Robert Green Fine Arts, Sam Francis: Fresh Air Paintings on Paper and Prints, 1999.
Mill Valley, Robert Green Fine Arts, Sam Francis: Fresh Air Paintings on Paper and Prints, 1999.
Special Notice
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Sale Room Notice
Please note the work is signed 'Sam Francis' (on the reverse) and not as stated in the printed catalogue.
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