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Sam Francis
Estimate
300,000 - 500,000 USD
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Description
- Sam Francis
- Untitled
- gouache on paper
- 21 1/2 by 29 3/8 in. 54.6 by 74.6 cm.
- Executed in 1957.
Provenance
Private Collection, Japan (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Japan (by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private Collection, Japan (by descent from the above)
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is a very slight undulation to the sheet, inherent to the artist’s working method, and the sheet has lightly discolored with age. The colors are bright, fresh and clean. The sheet is hinged verso to the mat intermittently along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
Please note the auction begins at 9:30 am on November 17th.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
"What we want to make is something that fills utterly the sight, and can't be used to make life only bearable; if the painting till now was a way of making bearable the sight of the unbearable, the visual sumptuous, then let's now strip away...all that."
Sam Francis in a letter to Museum of Modern Art curator Dorothy Miller in 1957
Sam Francis in a letter to Museum of Modern Art curator Dorothy Miller in 1957