175
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1989.
Acrylic on paper
Estimation:
€ 70,000 / $ 81,200 Résultat:
€ 90,300 / $ 104,748 ( frais d'adjudication compris)
175
Sam Francis
Untitled, 1989.
Acrylic on paper
Estimation:
€ 70,000 / $ 81,200 Résultat:
€ 90,300 / $ 104,748 ( frais d'adjudication compris)
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Untitled. 1989.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “SAE4407-SF89” and a direction arrow on the reverse. On firm wove paper. 114 x 133.5 cm (44.8 x 52.5 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Sam Francis at his best: a sense of floating lightness and dynamic colors in a large format.
• The irregular color patches seem to extend beyond the edges of the paper, suggesting a sense of spatial depth and motion.
• Other works by the artist from the 1980s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF89-302” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, USA (since 2009, inherited from the above).
1923 - 1994
Untitled. 1989.
Acrylic on paper.
Signed, dated, and inscribed “SAE4407-SF89” and a direction arrow on the reverse. On firm wove paper. 114 x 133.5 cm (44.8 x 52.5 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Sam Francis at his best: a sense of floating lightness and dynamic colors in a large format.
• The irregular color patches seem to extend beyond the edges of the paper, suggesting a sense of spatial depth and motion.
• Other works by the artist from the 1980s are at, among others, the Museum of Modern Art, New York, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF89-302” and is listed in the online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Private collection, USA (purchased directly from the artist).
Private collection, USA (since 2009, inherited from the above).



