SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994
San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American)

Title: Untitled SF64-572 (Acrylic Watercolour), 1964

Technique: Signed and Dated Acrylic and Watercolour Painting on Paper

Paper size: 43 x 35.5 cm. / 16.9 x 14 in.

Additional Information: This is an acrylic painting with watercolour on wove paper by Sam Francis.
It was painted in 1964.
It is hand signed and dated in pencil “Sam Francis 1964” verso and it bears the ink stamp of the Sam Francis Estate, verso.
This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF64-572 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper.

Provenance: The Estate of the Artist, California
Ace Gallery, Beverly Hills, California

Condition: Very good condition. A repaired short tear in the upper image. Very minor scuffing in the purple ink visible only in raking light.

SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994
San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American)

Title: Sketch SF65-076, 1965

Technique: Signed and Dated Acrylic Painting on Paper

Size: 33 x 55.9 cm. / 13 x 22 in.

Additional Information: This is an acrylic painting on wove paper and is hand signed and dated by the artist in pencil “Sam Francis 1965”, verso.
It was painted in 1965.
It is also stamped with the Sam Francis Estate Stamp, verso.
It is also annotated in pencil “Sketch” below the signature in the artist’s hand, verso.
This work is identified with the interim identification number SF65-076. in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis catalogue raisonné of unique works on paper.

Provenance: The Estate of the Artist, California
Private Collection, 2003

Condition: Very good condition. Very minor nicks to the sheet edges. Pinholes in corners originating during the artist’s process. Minor areas of skinning from previous hinging, verso.

SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994
San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American)

Title: Untitled, 1988

Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Screenprint in colours on wove paper.

Paper Size: 76.3 x 55.9 cm. / 30 x 22 in.

Additional Information: This original screenprint is hand signed in pencil “Sam Francis” at the lower right margin.
It is inscribed “AP4” (Artist Proof 4) at the lower left margin.
Our impression is one of the artist’s proof printed aside the standard edition of 114 signed and numbered impressions.
It was published by La Paloma, Santa Monica, 1988.

Literature:
Lembark, W. C. (1992). The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990. New York: Hudson Hills Press
Reference: Lembark S.19

Condition: Excellent Condition. Remains of hinging tape, verso.

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FRANCIS, Sam (1923-1994)

June 25, 1923, San Mateo, California – November 4, 1994, Santa Monica, California (American)

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FRANCIS, Sam (1923-1994)

Untitled SF64-572, 1964

Sketch SF65-076, 1965, 1965

Untitled, 1988, 1988