Lot 284
  • 284

Sam Francis

Estimate
45,000 - 65,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • signed on the reverse

  • acrylic on canvas
  • 36 1/8 by 36 1/8 in. 91.75 by 91.75 cm.
  • Executed in 1986.

Provenance

André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York (acquired directly from the artist)
Private Collection, Madrid (acquired from the above in 1988)
Galeria Theo, Madrid
Private Collection, Japan (acquired from the above circa 1990)
Acquired be the present owner from the above

Exhibited

New York, AndrĂ© Emmerich Gallery, Inc., Sam Francis: New Paintings, April - May 1987

Literature

Yves Michaud, Sam Francis: Histoire et Philosophie de l'Art Collection, Paris, 1992, p. 196, illustrated in color

Condition

This work is very good condition overall. There is scattered evidence of light wear and handling at edges. There is a faint horizontal linear abrasion across the bottom edge located 1/2 inch from the bottom edge. Under ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Framed under glass.
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