Lot Essay
This work is registered with the Sam Francis Estate under archive number SFP53-31.
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Sam Francis (1923-1994)
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Details
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled
signed 'Sam Francis' (on the reverse); signed 'Sam Francis' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
38¼ x 51¼ in. (97.2 x 130.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1952-1953
Untitled
signed 'Sam Francis' (on the reverse); signed 'Sam Francis' (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
38¼ x 51¼ in. (97.2 x 130.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1952-1953
Provenance
Galerie Stadler, Paris.
Galerie Arditti, Paris.
Kunsthandel Rathke, Frankfurt.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Paris, 1980.
Galerie Arditti, Paris.
Kunsthandel Rathke, Frankfurt.
Acquired from the above by the present owner, Paris, 1980.
Exhibited
Rome, Galleria di Spazio, Caratteri della pittura e sculptura, July 1954.
Turin, Palazzo Graneri, Arte Nuova: Mostra Internazionale di Pittura e Sculptura, May-June 1959.
Cologne, Museum Ludwig (on loan 1990-2000).
Turin, Palazzo Graneri, Arte Nuova: Mostra Internazionale di Pittura e Sculptura, May-June 1959.
Cologne, Museum Ludwig (on loan 1990-2000).
Sale room notice
Please note the catalogue illustration is inversed.
This work is registered with the Sam Francis Estate as archive number SFP53-31 and dated circa 1952-1953.
This work is registered with the Sam Francis Estate as archive number SFP53-31 and dated circa 1952-1953.