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Lot 40
  • 40

Sam Francis

Estimate
25,000 - 35,000 EUR
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Description

  • Sam Francis
  • SFP85-3
  • signé et daté 1985 au dos
  • acrylique sur toile ovale
  • 27,5 x 36 cm; 10 13/16 x 14 3/16 in.
  • Exécutée en 1985.

Provenance

Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Acquis auprès de celle-ci en 1986

Exhibited

Paris, Galerie Jean Fournier, Sam Francis: New Paintings, 1985; catalogue

Literature

Debra Burchett-Lere, Sam Francis, Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, University of California Press, 2011, no. SFP85-3

Condition

The colours are fairly accurate with the catalogue's illustration. The work is on its original canvas, not relined and on its original resin oval-shaped stretcher. Uner UV light, there is no evidence of any retouching. This work is in excellent condition.
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