Lot 100
  • 100

Sam Francis

Estimate
20,000 - 30,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • signed on the reverse
  • unique monotype with oil, dry pigments and inks on handmade paper
  • 72 by 34 1/4 in. 183 by 87 cm.

Provenance

Yayoi Gallery, Tokyo
Private Collection
Private Collection, New York

Exhibited

Tokyo, Ogawa Art Foundation, Sam Francis: Monotype Prints and Other Works, April - June 1990, cat. no. 19, n.p., illustrated in color

Literature

Pontus Hultén, Nancy Mozur and Garner Tullis, Monotypes of Sam Francis, Stuttgart, 1994, pp. 252-253, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet is hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple locations. There are pinholes in the top two corners and the top and bottom edges are deckled. A soft undulation is evident throughout the sheet. The surface impressions are inherent to the printing process and the artist's working method. Framed under Plexiglas.
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