Lot Essay
“The center of these paintings is reserved for you.”—Sam Francis
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Face to Face
Details
SAM FRANCIS (1923-1994)
Face to Face
acrylic on canvas
84 x 108 in. (213.4 x 274.3 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
Face to Face
acrylic on canvas
84 x 108 in. (213.4 x 274.3 cm.)
Painted in 1975.
Provenance
Galerie Jean Fournier, Paris
Private collection, France, 1977
Galerie André Simoens, Knokke
Private collection, Belgium, 1997
Martin Lawrence Galleries, Las Vegas
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Private collection, France, 1977
Galerie André Simoens, Knokke
Private collection, Belgium, 1997
Martin Lawrence Galleries, Las Vegas
Acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
C. Ratcliff, "Sam Francis: André Emmerich Gallery," Artforum, vol. 15, October 1976, pp. 64-65 (illustrated).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley, 2011, no. SFF.656, DVD I (illustrated).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, digital, ongoing, no. SFF.656 (illustrated; illustrated in situ).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley, 2011, no. SFF.656, DVD I (illustrated).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, digital, ongoing, no. SFF.656 (illustrated; illustrated in situ).
Exhibited
Los Angeles, Nicholas Wilder Gallery, Sam Francis, June 1975.
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Sam Francis: An Exhibition of New Paintings, October-November 1975.
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Sam Francis: New Paintings and Works on Paper, May 1976.
San Francisco, Christopher-Clark Fine Art, The Post War Era: Innovations in American Art, September-October 2023.
Chicago, Richard Gray Gallery, Sam Francis: An Exhibition of New Paintings, October-November 1975.
New York, André Emmerich Gallery, Sam Francis: New Paintings and Works on Paper, May 1976.
San Francisco, Christopher-Clark Fine Art, The Post War Era: Innovations in American Art, September-October 2023.
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