PROPERTY FROM THE ESTATE OF SAM FRANCIS, SOLD TO BENEFIT FUTURE PROJECTS OF THE SAM FRANCIS FOUNDATION Christie's is pleased to offer the following fifteen lots of Sam Francis prints to benefit the Sam Francis Foundation, which was officially launched this year. The foundation will be a grants giving organization dedicated to charitable purposes within the arts. The following lots reflect the wide ranging printmaking techniques in the artist's oeuvre; lithography, etching/aquatint, screenprint and woodcut/monotype. The foundation is also offering lot 382, Robert Therrien's No Title portfolio.

SAM FRANCIS (1993-1994)

The White Line (Lembark L6)

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SAM FRANCIS (1993-1994)
The White Line (Lembark L6)
lithograph in colors, 1960, on Rives BFK, signed in pencil, inscribed 'e.a.' (one of an unknown number of artist's proofs, the edition was 75), published by Kornfeld and Klipstein, Bern, the full sheet, a tiny artist's tack hole at the lower sheet edge, very minor soiling, otherwise in very good condition, framed
S. 35¾ x 24 7/8 in. (908 x 632 mm.)

Lot Essay

When working on his prints, Francis said, "I am the paper, I am the paint, I am the machine..." A consummate example of the artist's unity with the process of creating his art, this lithograph is one of the finest examples of Francis' achievement in the medium.

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