Sam Francis
Untitled , 1949 (Dated)
Lot #175 |
2020-12-11 |
Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Art
Category:
Works on Paper
Estimate:
USD 3,000 - 5,000 (currency of sale)
Price Sold:
Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10475
Auction name: Contemporary Art
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2020-12-11
End date: 2020-12-18
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
Details
Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
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Dimensions: 18 by 12 in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters:
45.7
Width In Centimeters:
30.5
Height In Inches:
18
Width In Inches:
12
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Year notes: Dated in 1949.
Provenance
Estate of the Artist, California Sam Francis Foundation, California (acquired from the above in 2004)
Exhibited
Los Angeles, UCLA at the Hammer Museum of Art, Constellations of Light and Dark: Black and White on Paper (1947-1954) by Sam Francis, February - April 1995 Ludwigsburg, Kunstverein, Sam Francis: Aquarelle und Gouachen, 1948-1984, April - June 1995, pp. 28-29, illustrated in color (exhibition catalogue) Houston, Lawing Gallery, Sam Francis: Black and White, November 2001 - February 2002
Literature
Burchett-Lere, Debra, ed. "Untitled, dated as 1949 (Francis Archive SF48-016)." Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, https://cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=378
Catalog summary
Property from the Sam Francis Foundation: Sold to Benefit Educational Programs Including the Artist's Catalogue Raisonné Project Sam Francis 1923 - 1994 Untitled signed with the artist's initials and dated 1949 ink on paper 18 by 12 in. (45.7 by 30.5 cm.) Provenance Estate of the Artist, California Sam Francis Foundation, California (acquired from the above in 2004) Exhibited Los Angeles, UCLA at the Hammer Museum of Art, Constellations of Light and Dark: Black and White on Paper (1947-1954) by Sam Francis, February - April 1995 Ludwigsburg, Kunstverein, Sam Francis: Aquarelle und Gouachen, 1948-1984, April - June 1995, pp. 28-29, illustrated in color (exhibition catalogue) Houston, Lawing Gallery, Sam Francis: Black and White, November 2001 - February 2002 Literature Burchett-Lere, Debra, ed. "Untitled, dated as 1949 (Francis Archive SF48-016)." Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, https://cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=378