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SAM FRANCIS | Untitled
Estimate
500,000 - 700,000 HKD
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Description
- Sam Francis
- Untitled
- gouache on paper
- 68 by 51 cm. 26¾ by 20⅛ in.
signed and dated 1959 on the reverse
Provenance
Yayoi Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF59-026 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
Acquired from the above by the present owner This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF59-026 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Jean Fournier, Sam Francis de 1947 à 1988: sur Papier, 21 October - 26 November 1988, p. 13, illustrated in colour
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, 10 August - 16 September 2002, p. 47, exh. cat no. 24, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, September - November 2002; Ehime, Museum of Art Ehime, November - December 2002; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 2003; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, June - July 2003 and Oita, Oita City Art Museum, September - October 2003
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, 10 August - 16 September 2002, p. 47, exh. cat no. 24, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, September - November 2002; Ehime, Museum of Art Ehime, November - December 2002; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 2003; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, June - July 2003 and Oita, Oita City Art Museum, September - October 2003
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is evidence of faint handling marks to the top edges and corners. Minor media accretion is visible on the impasto to the bottom centre edge.
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"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. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."