Lot 287
  • 287

Sam Francis

Estimate
90,000 - 120,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Tri-Cycle
  • signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse

  • acrylic on canvas
  • 43 7/8 by 43 7/8 in. 111.4 by 111.4 cm.

Provenance

Acquired by the previous owner directly from the artist
Acquired by descent to the present owner

Exhibited

Santa Monica, Angeles Gallery, Sam Francis, November 1986 – January 1987
Scottsdale Center for the Arts, The Paintings of Sam Francis from the Collection of Jean Rouge, March - June 1996, pl. 16, p. 14, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges and fine craquelure along the pull margins. There is a rose color splatter accretion located 11 ½ inches from the bottom edge and 1 inch from the left edge which is visible in the catalogue illustration. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed.
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