Lot 538
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538
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF77-022), 1977.
Acrylic and gouache
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,950 Sold:
€ 27,500 / $ 31,074 (incl. surcharge)
Untitled (SF77-022). 1977.
Acrylic and gouache.
On firm wove paper. 36.8 x 26.4 cm (14.4 x 10.3 in), size of sheet. [CH].
• The combination of a thought-out composition and chance makes this a characteristic work.
• Sam Francis created a fascinating composition with a strong depth effect with the use of overlays and strong primary colors .
• Comparable works from the 1970s are part of the collections of, among others, Tate Gallery, London, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work will be included into the forthcoming catalog raisonné currently compiled by Debra Burchett-Lere. It is registered in the archive of the Samuel L. Francis Foundation with the number SF77-022.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (gifted from the artist).
Private collection Rhineland.
Private collection (acquired from above).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Works on Paper, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, November 11 - December 12, 2009 (with a gallery label on the reverse).
Acrylic and gouache.
On firm wove paper. 36.8 x 26.4 cm (14.4 x 10.3 in), size of sheet. [CH].
• The combination of a thought-out composition and chance makes this a characteristic work.
• Sam Francis created a fascinating composition with a strong depth effect with the use of overlays and strong primary colors .
• Comparable works from the 1970s are part of the collections of, among others, Tate Gallery, London, the Centre Pompidou, Paris, and the Los Angeles County Museum of Art.
The work will be included into the forthcoming catalog raisonné currently compiled by Debra Burchett-Lere. It is registered in the archive of the Samuel L. Francis Foundation with the number SF77-022.
PROVENANCE: Private collection (gifted from the artist).
Private collection Rhineland.
Private collection (acquired from above).
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis. Works on Paper, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, London, November 11 - December 12, 2009 (with a gallery label on the reverse).
538
Sam Francis
Untitled (SF77-022), 1977.
Acrylic and gouache
Estimate:
€ 15,000 / $ 16,950 Sold:
€ 27,500 / $ 31,074 (incl. surcharge)
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