Sam Francis (1923-1994)
White Line No. 5
signed and numbered 'Sam Francis #5' (on the reverse)
gouache on paper
26½ x 40 in. (67.3 x 101.6 cm.)
Painted in 1959.
Provenance
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
Acquavella Galleries, New York
Anon. sale; Christie's, London, 6 February 2003, lot 675
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Exhibited
Buffalo, Albright Knox Gallery; Washington D.C., Corcoran Gallery, New York, Whitney Museum of American Art; Dallas Museum of Fine Arts and Oakland Museum of Art, Sam Francis: Paintings 1947-1972, September 1972-August 1973, p. 112 (illustrated).
Lot Essay
This work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation as archive number SF59-047.
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