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Sam Francis

Soul of a Bee

Auction Closed

September 27, 07:30 PM GMT

Estimate

150,000 - 200,000 USD

Lot Details

Description

Sam Francis

1923 - 1994


Soul of a Bee

titled (on the reverse)

acrylic on canvas

132 by 48 in.

335.3 by 121.9 cm.

Executed in 1986.

Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo

Acquired from the above in February 1989 by the present owner

Exh. Cat., Tokyo, Nantenshi Gallery, Sam Francis: 1957-1986, January - February 1987, n.p., illustrated

Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: Remembering 1923-1994, November 2004 - January 2005, pp. 90, 96, illustrated

Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: A Selection of Paintings 1946–1992, December - February 2010, pp. 26, 44, illustrated

Exh. Cat., Bratislava, Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum, Sam Francis: Retrospective in Blue, June - August 2010, p. 272, illustrated

Debra Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley 2011, no. SFF.1329, illustrated in color on the DVD

Debra Burchett-Lere, ed. "Soul of a Bee, Undated (SFF.1329)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, ongoing

Tomaya, Museum of Modern Art; Seibu Takanawa, Museum of Modern Art; Shiga, Museum of Modern Art; Kurashiki, Ohara Museum of Art; Tokyo, Setagaya Art Museum, Sam Francis, April 1988 - March 1989, no. 15, pp. 48-49, illustrated in color

Gunman, Museum of Modern Art, Introduction to Art for Children and AdultsColorful, July - September 2005, illustrated in color