Sam Francis

Etching and aquatint printed in colors and lithograph printed in colors, 1987 - 1988, each signed in pencil, the first numbered 27/58 (total edition includes 16 artist's proofs), the second numbered 39/50 (total edition includes 11 artist's proofs), the first on Fabriano, with the blindstamps of the printer, Raffaele d'Orsogna, and publisher 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome, the second on PTI #120 Waterleaf paper, with the blindstamps of the printer and publisher, the Litho Shop, Santa Monica, California, framed (2 prints)

Senza Titolo: The print is in good condition with full margins. Pale mat-stain, occasional handling creases and fox marks in the left margin. Three horizontal creases extending into the image; the largest measuring 3 1/2 inches long. The verso, with speckled discoloration in the left margin. Three pieces of masking tape on the sheet edges with associated adhesive-stain. One skinned area, presumably from the fourth, from a previous strip of masking tape. Untitled: The print is in good condition with fresh colors and the full sheet. The print is pinned to a mount with double-sided tape intermittently spaced 4-6 inches apart. *The verso unexamined.
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