Lot 101
  • 101

Sam Francis

Estimate
50,000 - 70,000 USD
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • Untitled
  • signed and dated 1952 Paris on the reverse

  • watercolor on paper

  • 17 1/4 by 14 in. 44.4 by 35.6 cm.
  • Executed circa 1956.

Provenance

Galerie d'art Moderne, Basel 
André Emmerich Gallery, Inc., New York
Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 1975

Exhibited

Boston, Institute of Contemporary Art; Manila, Gallery of the Cultural Center for Philippines; Taipei, American Institute in Taiwan American Cultural Center; Hong Kong, Pao-Sui Loong Galleries; Pusan, South Korea; Sam Francis: Works on Paper, A Survey 1948 - 1979, September - June 1981  

Condition

This work is in very good condition overall. The colors are very bright and vibrant and there is only very slight yellowing to the sheet. There is a few minute tears at the corners. Otherwise, there are no condition problems with this work. The sheet is hinged verso with archival tape at intervals around the edges. Framed under Plexiglas.
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