Sam Francis

Estate of the Artist
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam (acquired in 1998)
Galerie Lovers of Fine Art, Gstaad
Acquired by the present owner from the above in May 2005

Gstaad, Galerie Lovers of Fine Art, Group Show Katalog 7, December 2002, cat. no. 13, n.p., illustrated in color
Amstelveen, Netherlands, Museum Jan van der Togt, Sam Francis: Remembering 1923–1994, November 2004 - January 2005, n.p., illustrated in color

Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: Works from 1948-1994, October - November 1999, p. 61, illustrated in color

This work is in very good condition overall. The sheet in hinged on the reverse to the backing board in multiple places. The top and bottom edges of the sheet are deckled. There are artist's pinholes in the 4 corners. There is pale time-staining to the sheet and some minor, fine pigment separation noted, due to the artist's working method. Upon close inspection there is a very minor area of pigment in the upper center edge of the sheet that is pulling away from the edge. Framed under Plexiglas.
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“Color is a series of harmonies, everywhere in the universe being divine, whole numbers lasting forever, adrift in time.” - Sam Francis