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This work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation under number 72-14.
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Santa Monica II (SFP 72-14)
Details
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Santa Monica II (SFP 72-14)
acrylic on canvas
51 5/8 x 64in. (131.2 x 162.6cm.)
Painted in 1972
Santa Monica II (SFP 72-14)
acrylic on canvas
51 5/8 x 64in. (131.2 x 162.6cm.)
Painted in 1972
Provenance
Andre Emmerich, New York.
Falchi Arte Moderna, Milan (0124).
Acquired by the father of the present owner circa 1975, and thence by descent.
Falchi Arte Moderna, Milan (0124).
Acquired by the father of the present owner circa 1975, and thence by descent.
Exhibited
Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery, Sam Francis Paintings 1947-1972, September-October 1972 (illustrated, p. 101). This exhibition later travelled to Washington D.C., Corcoran Gallery, November 1972; New York, Whitney Museum of American Art, December 1972-January 1973; Dallas, Dallas Museum of Fine Arts, February-March 1973 and Oakland, Oakland Museum of Art, June-August 1973.
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