Lot 459
  • 459

Sam Francis

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • signed, dated 1958 and inscribed Paris on the reverse; Estate stamp on the reverse

  • gouache on paper
  • 21 7/8 by 17 5/8 in.
  • 55.5 by 44.7 cm.
  • This work is registered with the Sam Francis Estate as archive number SF58-015.

Provenance

The Estate of the Artist
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

San Francisco, San Francisco Museum of Art; University of California; Los Angeles Dickson Art Gallery, Sam Francis Exhibition of Drawings and Lithographs, Aug. 28- Dec. 17, 1967, exhibition catalogue, checklist #9A
Paris, Galerie Jean fournier, Sam Francis de 1947 à 1988, Oct. 21-Nov. 26, 1988

Condition

Not examined out of frame; whole sheet visible; window on back shows inscription. In good condition aside from slight overall discoloration to sheet. Pin hole upper right and lower right corner. Staining at edges, Approx. 1/4-inch hole to sheet upper left. Corners worn.
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