Sale: 601 / Day Sale, Dec. 06. 2025 in Munich 
Lot 125001274
Lot 125001274 
Raumbeispiel
125001274
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF 57-115), 1957.
Watercolor on paper
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,000 - 81,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994
Untitled (SF 57-115). 1957.
Watercolor on paper.
Monogrammed in the lower right corner. With the stamped signature and the handwritten designation “Paris” on the reverse, as well as with two stamps reading “The Sam Francis Estate” and the handwritten designation “SF 57-115.” Inscribed “SF 57-115” and “PARIS” in handwriting in the lower margin on the reverse. Auf Velin. 34.5 x 25.2 cm (13.5 x 9.9 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Characteristic blend of soft colors and bold, dynamic accents.
• The works of the American artist Sam Francis are dedicated to a more lyrical form of Abstract Expressionism.
• His watercolors from the 1950s are part of museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Tate Modern, London.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF57-115” and is also listed in the online catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate, California.
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam.
Baukunst Galerie, Cologne.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Collection, Germany (since 2018, Lempertz, Cologne).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Works from 1948-1994, Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam, Oct. 23-Nov 19, 1999, p. 9 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, 1122nd auction, December 1, 2018, lot 503 (illustrated).
1923 - 1994
Untitled (SF 57-115). 1957.
Watercolor on paper.
Monogrammed in the lower right corner. With the stamped signature and the handwritten designation “Paris” on the reverse, as well as with two stamps reading “The Sam Francis Estate” and the handwritten designation “SF 57-115.” Inscribed “SF 57-115” and “PARIS” in handwriting in the lower margin on the reverse. Auf Velin. 34.5 x 25.2 cm (13.5 x 9.9 in), the full sheet.
[MH].
• Characteristic blend of soft colors and bold, dynamic accents.
• The works of the American artist Sam Francis are dedicated to a more lyrical form of Abstract Expressionism.
• His watercolors from the 1950s are part of museum collections such as the Museum of Modern Art, New York, the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, and the Tate Modern, London.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF57-115” and is also listed in the online catalogue raisonné.
PROVENANCE: Artist's estate, California.
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam.
Baukunst Galerie, Cologne.
Private collection, Rhineland-Palatinate.
Collection, Germany (since 2018, Lempertz, Cologne).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Works from 1948-1994, Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam, Oct. 23-Nov 19, 1999, p. 9 (illustrated).
LITERATURE: Lempertz, Cologne, 1122nd auction, December 1, 2018, lot 503 (illustrated).
125001274
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF 57-115), 1957.
Watercolor on paper
Estimate:
€ 50,000 - 70,000
$ 58,000 - 81,200
Information on buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation will be available four weeks before the auction.
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