Untitled (Sf-255, L-237) AP 1979

Year1979

Hand SignedLower Right 

Condition Mint 

Not Framed 

Purchased fromGallery 2018 

Story / Additional InfoAbstract expressionist lithograph printed in 5 colors on Rives wove paper with deckle edge. Artist proof of definitive state apart from numbered edition of 20. Sheet: 29 ½” x 41 ¾”. Hand-signed “Sam Francis,” lower-right; artist proof annotation, in pencil, lower-left, along with blindstamp. Published and printed (by George Page) by The Litho Shop, Inc., Santa Monica, January-March 1979. Archive number: SF-255, Literature: Lembark 237. 

Certificate of AuthenticityArt Brokerage 

LID129395

Sam Francis - United States

Art Brokerage: Sam Francis American Artist: b. 1923-1994. For Sam Francis, exploring the creative process was his driving force. It impacted not only his art, but his view of human progress.One of the twentieth century's most profound Abstract Expressionists, American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) is noted as one of the first post-World War II painters to develop an international reputation. Francis created thousands of paintings as well as works on paper, prints and monotypes, housed in major museum collections and institutions around the world. Regarded as one of the leading interpreters of color and light, his work holds references to New York abstract expressionism, color field painting, Chinese and Japanese art, French impressionism and his own Bay Area roots.Francis moved to Paris, where he would go on to be named by Time Magazine as, "the hottest American painter in Paris these days." A transformative period of his career, Francis immersed himself in a study of Monet's Water Lilies and was influenced by his close friendships with the Matisse family and artists Al Held, Joan Mitchell, and Jean-Paul Riopelle.Through his travels he was exposed to many styles, techniques and cultural influences, which informed the development of his own dialogue and style of painting. Francis possessed a lyrical and gestural hand, enabling him to capture and record the brilliance, energy and intensity of color at different moments of time and periods of his life. His paintings embody his love of literature, music and science, while reflecting his deep range of emotions and personal turmoil.