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    • Sam Francis (1923-1994)
    Lot 261

    Sam Francis (1923-1994)

    Untitled

    Price realised

    USD 17,500

    Estimate

    USD 18,000 - USD 25,000

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    Sam Francis (1923-1994)
    Untitled
    signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1968' (on the reverse)
    acrylic on paper
    12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)
    Painted in 1968.

    Provenance

    Galerie Thomas, Munich
    Acquired from the artist's estate by the present owner

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    Lot Essay

    This work will be included in the forthcoming Sam Francis Catalogue raisonné edited by Debra Burchett-Lere and published by the University of California Press, Berkeley and is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation as archive number SF68-008.

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