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Sam Francis
Estimate
250,000 - 350,000 USD
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Description
- Sam Francis
- Orange Composition
- gouache and watercolor on paper mounted to paperboard
- 30 1/4 by 22 1/2 in. 76.8 by 57.2 cm.
Provenance
Kasmin Limited, London
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 1985, lot 128
Private Collection, New York
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Waddington Galleries Ltd., London
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Maxwell Davidson Gallery, New York
Sotheby's, New York, November 6, 1985, lot 128
Private Collection, New York
Stephen Mazoh & Co., Inc., New York
Waddington Galleries Ltd., London
Acquired by the present owner from the above
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. The edges of the sheet are deckled. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. The sheet is mounted to a piece of cardboard which is hinged verso intermittently to the matte. Framed under Plexiglas.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"[I] have been reading a lot of astronomy lately [which] has already influenced my paintings. The paintings have become, since, much more cosmological in feeling and of much greater spatial expansion. Ambivalent spaces which seem to be bounded yet unlimited. And also some that seem to be limited in a certain sense I can't explain and yet unbounded by a frame." Sam Francis, 1952