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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.

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Sam Francis - Original Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, & Works on Paper Originals Slideshow

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Original Painting
Sam Francis

"Untitled (SF78 1152)"


Original Painting
Acrylic on Paper
1978
Foundry Signature w/Stamp/Chop Mark   On verso   Edition # Original  
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"Blue Eye Over China"



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"Concert Hall I"


Limited Edition Print
Etching
Hand Signed   Hand signed and numbered in pencil   Edition # Edition of 75  
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"Concert Hall Set III"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Paper
1977
Hand Signed   Lower right   Edition # 23/75  
Provenance & Extra Info Private Collection.  
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"Firewood"


Limited Edition Print
Screenprint
1973
Hand Signed   Hand signed and numbered in pencil   Edition # Edition of 50  
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"For Rudd"



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"For Thirteen"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1987
Hand Signed   Pencil signed and dated   Edition # Edition of 115  
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"Happy Death Stone"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph on Paper
1960
Hand Signed   Lower right   Edition # 42/90  
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"King Corpse (SFS 288)"


Limited Edition Print
Screenprint on Arches Cover
1986
Hand Signed   Signed and numbered   Edition # Artist Proof 2/14  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchased from Martin Lawrence Gallery  
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"L 280 SF 331"



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"Meteorite"


Limited Edition Print
Silkscreen
1984
Hand Signed   Pencil signed and dated   Edition # Edition of 65  
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"Of Vega"



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"Smoke Sulfur"



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"Swatch Watch"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1992
Hand Signed   Signed and numbered in pencil   Edition # 122/200  
Provenance & Extra Info Created for the Swatch Watch GZ123. Private collection.  
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"Trietto No.4"


Limited Edition Print
Sugar-Lift Aquatint
1991
Hand Signed   In pencil   Edition # Edition of 66  
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"Untitled"



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"Untitled Blue"



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"Untitled from Michael Waldberg Poems SF 317 L 273"



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"Untitled Red"



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"Untitled SF 308"


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1986
Hand Signed     Edition # 47/50  
Provenance & Extra Info Purchsed from the personal collection of Mark Steingard.  
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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.  
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"Untitled Triangle"


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Lithograph
Hand Signed   Signed and numbered   Edition # Edition of 30  
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"Untitled, from Michel Waldberg Poems"



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"Up & Down in Fall"



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"Utan Titel (from Michel Waldberg: Poemes dans..."


Limited Edition Print
Lithograph
1986
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