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SAM FRANCIS | Untitled
Estimate
1,500,000 - 2,400,000 HKD
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Description
- Sam Francis
- Untitled
- acrylic on canvas
- 305.5 by 213.5 cm; 120¼ by 84 in.
numbered SFP89-53 on the stretcher and overlap Executed in 1989
Provenance
Yayoi Gallery, Tokyo
Acquired from the above by the present owner This work is identified with the archival identification number of SFF.1565 in consideration for the forthcoming addendum to the Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, to be published by the Sam Francis Foundation. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
Acquired from the above by the present owner This work is identified with the archival identification number of SFF.1565 in consideration for the forthcoming addendum to the Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, to be published by the Sam Francis Foundation. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
Exhibited
Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive and Galerie Willy Schoots, Sam Francis, 25 April - 16 May 1990, exh. cat. no. 38, illustrated in colour
Glasgow, Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, Sam Francis Now: Paintings 1989-1990, 12 June - 16 July 1990, exh. cat. no. 3, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Talbot Rice Gallery, 9 August - 8 September 1990
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, 10 August - 16 September 2002, p. 83, exh. cat. no. 55, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, September - November 2002; Ehime, Museum of Art Ehime, November - December 2002; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 2003; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, June - July 2003 and Oita, Oita City Art Museum, September - October 2003
Glasgow, Glasgow Museums and Art Galleries, Sam Francis Now: Paintings 1989-1990, 12 June - 16 July 1990, exh. cat. no. 3, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Edinburgh, University of Edinburgh, Talbot Rice Gallery, 9 August - 8 September 1990
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, 10 August - 16 September 2002, p. 83, exh. cat. no. 55, illustrated in colour. This exhibition later travelled in the same to additional venues in Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art, September - November 2002; Ehime, Museum of Art Ehime, November - December 2002; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art, April - May 2003; Fukushima, Iwaki City Art Museum, June - July 2003 and Oita, Oita City Art Museum, September - October 2003
Literature
S. Muchnic, "The Arbiter: Making Book", Connoiseeur Vol. 221 (July 1991), p. 28, illustrated
Y. Michaud & M. Pleynet, Sam Francis, Editions Daniel Papierski, Paris, 1992, p. 221, illustrated in colour
D. Burchett-Lere ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and PAnel Paintings, 1946-1994, University of California Press and Sam Francis Foundation, Berkeley, 2011, cat. no. SFF.1565, illustrated in colour on DVD I.
Y. Michaud & M. Pleynet, Sam Francis, Editions Daniel Papierski, Paris, 1992, p. 221, illustrated in colour
D. Burchett-Lere ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and PAnel Paintings, 1946-1994, University of California Press and Sam Francis Foundation, Berkeley, 2011, cat. no. SFF.1565, illustrated in colour on DVD I.
Condition
This work is in very good condition. There is very light wear to the extreme edges and corners. Very close inspection reveals gentle media accretion on the surface. No evidence of restoration when examined under ultraviolet light.
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"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."