Untitled Star of David 1985

Year1985

Hand SignedLower Right in Pencil 

Condition Excellent 

Framed with PlexiglassBasic Museum Frame w/ White Mat 

Provenance / HistoryClark's Fine Art Auctions, Los Angeles, CA 

Story / Additional InfoBest known for his Sotheby's quality printmaking and splatter paintings, Sam Francis is one of America's premier modern artists, working in the genre occupied by Jasper Johns, Rauschenberg, Jim Dine , Lichtenstein , etc . This limited edition fine art aquatint etching is one of his famous designs, published & hand-pulled in California for a 1985 Exhibition in Zurich, on acid-free art paper in an edition of only 26, plus proofs. Paper size is approx 41.25 x 30.125” with an image of 34.125 x 23.25”. 

Certificate of AuthenticityJacob Samuel , the Litho Shop , Santa Monica, Ca 

LID144995

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.