Lot 121
  • 121

Sam Francis

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled (Triptych)
  • acrylic on paper laid down on canvas, in three parts
  • (i) 135 by 21.6cm.; 53 1/4 by 8 1/2 in. (ii) 152 by 20.5cm.; 59 3/4 by 8 1/4 in. (iii) 152.2 by 21cm.; 60 by 8 1/4 in.
  • Executed in 1986.

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the previous owner
Private Collection, Japan

Literature

Exhibition Catalogue, Tokyo, The Museum of Modern Art, Tokoyama Exhibition, 1988, no. 58, illustrated

Condition

Colours: The colours in the catalogue illustration are fairly accurate, although the overall tonality is richer and more vibrant in the original. Condition: All three parts are in very good condition. Executed on white wove paper and all are hinged to individual canvas mounts at intervals along all their edges. No restoration is apparent under ultra-violet light. (i) The sheet undulates very slightly and all four edges are uneven. The right edge is slightly deckled. There are several extremely faint creases to the sheet horizontally at intervals along the composition. There are several patches of acrylic to the reverse that are visible through the sheet, most notable at the top right hand corner. There is a tiny indentation to the left of these marks. (ii) The sheet undulates very slightly. The right edge is slightly deckled. There is a tiny media accretion to the centre left of the composition. (iii) The sheet undulates slightly and the left edge is deckled. There is an extremely faint rub mark towards the top right hand corner. There is a very faint patch of acrylic to the reverse that is visible throught the sheet.
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Catalogue Note

This work is registered in the Sam Francis Foundation Archives under numbers SF86-029/SF86-033/SF86-033 and will be included in the forthcoming catalogue raisonnĂ© Sam Francis: Unique Works on Paper 1945-1994 being prepared by Debra Burchett-Lere