Lot 238
  • 238

Sam Francis

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • oil and collage on plywood
  • 79 by 82cm.; 31 1/8 by 32 3/8 in.
  • Executed in 1982.

Provenance

Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam (aquired directly from the Estate of the artist)
Guy Pieters Gallery, Knokke
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner in 2005

Exhibited

Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis, 2003, pp. 44-45, illustrated in colour in an alternate orientation

Condition

This work is in very good condition. All collaged elements are stable and secure. There is evidence of light wear to the upper and lower left corner tips. Close inspection reveals some light and superficial dust that has accumulated on the surface towards the lower left edges.
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