Details

Provenance

André Emmerich Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1981

Exhibited

New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Sam Francis: Recent Work, April - May 1981 Catalogue note Sam Francis was associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. However, unlike many American painters of the time he had direct and prolonged exposure to French painting and to Japanese art which had an individual impact on his work. Here, a sense of order can be discerned amidst the seeming haphazard splashing of color.

Catalog summary

Property of A Private Collector, New York SAM FRANCIS 1923 - 1994 UNTITLED signed and dated 1979 on the reverse acrylic on paper Sheet: 29⅞ by 22 in. (75.5 by 55.8 cm.) Framed: 36¼ by 28⅜ in. (92 by 72 cm.) This work is identified with the interim identification number of SFF.67 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper . This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation. Provenance André Emmerich Gallery, New York Acquired from the above by the present owner in May 1981 Exhibited New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Sam Francis: Recent Work, April - May 1981 Catalogue note Sam Francis was associated with the Abstract Expressionist movement. However, unlike many American painters of the time he had direct and prolonged exposure to French painting and to Japanese art which had an individual impact on his work. Here, a sense of order can be discerned amidst the seeming haphazard splashing of color.