Sam Francis

Madame Henri Matisse, Paris (acquired directly from the artist circa 1950)
Collection of the artist
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
J. J. Aberbach, New York (acquired from the above in 1962)
Sir Basil Goulding, Dublin (acquired circa 1974)
Annely Juda Gallery, London
Robert Elkon Gallery, New York (acquired circa 1983)
Sotheby's New York, 2 May 1985, lot 28 
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Yoshiaki Tono, “Sam Francis or After the Death Mask.” Mizue, Tokyo, no. 675, July 1961, p. 7, illustrated
Priscilla Colt, "The Painting of Sam Francis,” Art Journal 22, no. 1, Fall 1962, pp. 2-7, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Paris, Centre National d’Art Contemporain, Sam Francis: Exposition, 1968, p. 30, illustrated
Peter Selz, Sam Francis, New York, 1975, p. 136, illustrated
Peter Selz, Sam Francis, New York, 1975, p. 148, illustrated 
Yves Michaud, Sam Francis, Paris, 1992, p. 10, illustrated
Exh. Cat., Paris, Galerie Nationale du Jeu de Paume, Sam Francis: Les années parisiennes 1950-1961, 1995, p. 178, illustrated
Debra Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1923-1994, Berkeley, 2011, no. SFF.87, illustrated in color on the DVD
Debra Burchett-Lere, ed. "Black, Dated as 1950 (SFF.87)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project

Paris, Galerie Nina Dausset, Sam Francis: Peintures, 1952
Paris, Galerie Rive Droite, Sam Francis, 1955, no. 6
New York, Martha Jackson Gallery, Selections 1934-1961: American Artists from the Collection of Martha Jackson, 1962, pp. 16-17, illustrated
New York, Robert Elkon Gallery, A Tribute: Robert Elkon Memorial Exhibition, 1983, p. 24, illustrated
New York, Robert Elkon Gallery, Sam Francis: Early Work, 1984
New York, French Cultural Services Gallery, The 1950’s in Paris: A Selection of Ten Artists, 1984