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1923-1994 - Artist Sam Francis studied painting under Mark Rothko and Clyfford Still before going to Paris, where he stayed from 1948 until 1950, attending the Académie Léger. During this period his style changed from compositions with the picture surface covered in monochrome values to brightly coloured 'islands of colour' on white canvases. His calligraphic handling of brushwork and the lyrical character of his fluid colour now linked Frances with Far Eastern art, which he studied intensively. In 1957 he travelled around the world, visiting India, Thailand and Japan. His work was shown at exhibitions in Tokyo and Osaka. After moving restlessly between Paris, his home, and other great cities, Francis returned to California in 1962, settling at first in Santa Barbara and then establishing a studio in Venice, Santa Monica in 1963. During the 1960s Francis developed his own distinctive style of spontaneous and Gestural Dripping. He guided oils, acrylic and watercolours across his canvases with circling and spraying movements. In his 1970s 'grid pictures' the picture surface is covered with reticular structures. Francis was not only a distinguished exponent of Action Painting; he also explored media such as lithography, etching and monotype. His preoccupation with printmaking led to the production of attractive experimental work in the early 1980s. Forcefully expressive compositions in several parts, some of them with running paint, are the hallmark of these years. In his final phase, Francis executed commissions for large-scale murals. Sam Francis died in Santa Monica on 4 November 1994. We have buyers for Sam Francis original paintings and prints. |
Sam Francis - Original Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, & Works on Paper |
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"Untitled (SF78 1152)" Original Painting Acrylic on Paper 1978 | |
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Sam Francis - Limited Edition Signed and Numbered Prints |
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"Concert Hall I" Limited Edition Print Etching
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"Concert Hall Set III" Limited Edition Print Lithograph on Paper 1977 | |
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"Firewood" Limited Edition Print Screenprint 1973 | |
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"For Thirteen" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1987 | |
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"Happy Death Stone" Limited Edition Print Lithograph on Paper 1960 | |
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"King Corpse (SFS 288)" Limited Edition Print Screenprint on Arches Cover 1986 | |
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"Meteorite" Limited Edition Print Silkscreen 1984 | |
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"Swatch Watch" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1992 | |
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"Trietto No.4" Limited Edition Print Sugar-Lift Aquatint 1991 | |
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"Untitled from Michael Waldberg Poems SF 317 L 273"
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"Untitled SF 308" Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1986 | |
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"Untitled SF 334" Limited Edition Print Screenprint on PTI Supra 1988 | Hand Signed | Lower right | Edition # | 81/250 | Provenance & Extra Info | 25th Anniversary The Music Center of Los Angeles County writtten on the lower area of the print, please see all photos. This is covered by the mat.
SFS-334, Paper: PTI Supra. Signed and numbered lower center, publisher's chop lower right. Publisher: Sam Francis, Santa Monica, CA. Printed by Ronald McPherson at La Paloma, Tujunga, CA. Printing Period: 1988. | Retail Price | | Asking Price: $6,400 Purchase / Request More Information | |
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"Untitled Triangle" Limited Edition Print Lithograph
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"Utan Titel (from Michel Waldberg: Poemes dans..." Limited Edition Print Lithograph 1986 | |
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