Modern Day Auction
Modern Day Auction
Property from an Important West Coast Collection
Sam Francis
Blake's Tomb
Auction Closed
November 15, 10:48 PM GMT
Estimate
150,000 - 200,000 USD
Lot Details
Description
Property from an Important West Coast Collection
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Blake's Tomb
acrylic on paper
72 by 35¾ in.
182.9 by 90.8 cm.
Executed in 1989.
Estate of the artist
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Acquired from the above in February 2000 by the present owner
Martin Lawrence Galleries
Acquired from the above in February 2000 by the present owner
Robert Shapazian, "En la Fundación Caja de Madrid: Sam Francis Por Primera Vez en España La Imagen Junguiana," Guadalimar, May 1997, illustrated
Jim Farber, Exploding art: The big–bang paintings of Sam Francis make a splash at MOCA, 1999, illustrated in color
Devorah L. Knaff, "Commitment to Color," Press-Enterprise, 7 March 1999, illustrated in color
Francisco Carpio, "Haikus pintados," La Razon, 10 June 2000, illustrated
Jim Farber, Exploding art: The big–bang paintings of Sam Francis make a splash at MOCA, 1999, illustrated in color
Devorah L. Knaff, "Commitment to Color," Press-Enterprise, 7 March 1999, illustrated in color
Francisco Carpio, "Haikus pintados," La Razon, 10 June 2000, illustrated