Sam Francis

Acquired directly from the artist

Scottsdale Center for the Arts, The Paintings of Sam Francis from the Collection of Jean Rouge, March - June 1996, cat. no. 13, p. 12, illustrated in color

Debra Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of the Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley, 2011, cat. no. 737, illustrated on DVD

This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of light wear and handling along the edges. A slight layer of dust has accumulated over the surface of the work. There is a horizontal drip accretion in the bottom left corner. There is some hairline cracquelure in the light blue painted area in the lower right corner, visible upon close inspection. There are scattered air bubbles within the acrylic, inherent to the artist's working method and chosen medium. Under Ultraviolet light inspection there is no evidence of restoration. Unframed.
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"In 1986, the collector Jean Rouge first encountered the majestic multicolored paintings by California artist, Sam Francis. Inspired by the riveting cacophony of color and form, Jean Rouge immediately sought to befriend the artist whose works he had begun collecting, a bond that would ultimately thrive under a shared mutual solace in part to their shared affliction of cancer. Jean Rouge sought refuge in the lively surfaces of the artist’s expansive canvases, ascribing to the artist’s belief in the healing properties of art and the influence that color bears on the health of one’s spirit, mind and body." (Exh. Cat. Scottsdale Center for the Arts, The Paintings of Sam Francis from the Collection of Jean Rouge, 1996, p. 2)