Lot 389
  • 389

Sam Francis

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 1950 on the reverse
  • ink on paper
  • 19 by 12 in. 48.3 by 30.5 cm.

Provenance

Estate of the artist
Acquired by the present owner from the above

Exhibited

Los Angeles, Armand Hammer Museum of Art, Constellations of Light and Dark: Black
and White on Paper (1947–1954) by Sam Francis, February - April 1995
Kunstverein Ludwigsburg; Humlebæk, Louisiana Museum of Modern Art; Städtische Kunstsammlungen Chemnitz, Sam Francis: The Shadow of Colors: Aquarelle und Gouachen, 1948–1984, April 1995 – February 1996, p. 60.

Condition

This work is in good condition overall. The sheet is hinged to the backing board in multiple places. The right edge of the sheet is perforated. There is a 0.5 cm. tear on the upper right edge. There is soft creasing along the left side and some associated wear with very minor nicks to the edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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