Lot 167
  • 167

Sam Francis

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled (SFP94-44)
  • stamped by the Estate of Sam Francis on the reverse
  • acrylic on canvas
  • 46 by 65cm.; 18 1/4 by 21 5/8 in.
  • Executed in 1994.

Provenance

Sam Francis Estate, California
Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen
Private Collection, Norway
Acquired directly from the above by the present owner

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Sam Francis: The Last Works, 1995, illustrated in colour in the exhibition brochure
Copenhagen, Galleri Faurschou, Sam Francis: The Last Works, 1999, pp. 12-13, illustrated, pp. 30-31, illustrated in colour

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Los Angeles, Los Angeles Museum of Contemporary Art, Sam Francis: Paintings 1947 - 1990, 1999, p. 57, fig. 51, installation view
Debra Burchett-Lere, Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, Oakland 2011, p. 130, installation view

Condition

Colour: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate although the light blues tend more towards vibrant turquoise in the original. Condition: This work is in very good condition. No restoration is apparent when examined under ultraviolet light.
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