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Sam Francis
Untitled, 1992.
Acrylic and India ink on paper
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 113,000 - 169,500
Untitled. 1992.
Acrylic and India ink on paper.
With the stamped signature and the estate stamp on the reverse, as well as inscribed "SF92.89" by a hand other than that of the artist and with additional handwritten inscriptions. 90 x 180 cm (35.4 x 70.8 in), the full sheet.
This painting on paper is part of a series of studies that Francis created for a mural in Bonn, Germany, in 1992.
• Sam Francis at his best: floating weightlessness and dynamic colors in an impressive format.
• A vibrant dialog between color and space with a wonderful material aesthetic.
• Francis' lyrical abstractions present color as a glowing all-over painting made of dripping, sweeping, opaque brushstrokes and impasto dabs of color.
• In private ownership for more than 25 years.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF92-89” and is listed in the Online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Belgium.
Private collection, Hesse.
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis, Galerie Delaive, Amsterdam, October 19 - November 23, 1997.
Sam Francis. Aquarelle, Gouachen und Tuschen aus allen Schaffensphasen, Galerie Sander, Darmstadt, April 3 - June 1998.
“This results in glimpses of infinity; an eternal continuum, a spatial continuum. The question or demand for a single center does not arise. Instead, we are confronted with the phenomenon of immediate perception, the visual identification with color spaces.”
Norbert Messler, Kunstforum Vol. 129, 1995, p. 356
Called up: June 6, 2025 - ca. 17.32 h +/- 20 min.
Acrylic and India ink on paper.
With the stamped signature and the estate stamp on the reverse, as well as inscribed "SF92.89" by a hand other than that of the artist and with additional handwritten inscriptions. 90 x 180 cm (35.4 x 70.8 in), the full sheet.
This painting on paper is part of a series of studies that Francis created for a mural in Bonn, Germany, in 1992.
• Sam Francis at his best: floating weightlessness and dynamic colors in an impressive format.
• A vibrant dialog between color and space with a wonderful material aesthetic.
• Francis' lyrical abstractions present color as a glowing all-over painting made of dripping, sweeping, opaque brushstrokes and impasto dabs of color.
• In private ownership for more than 25 years.
The work is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation, Glendale, California, under the number “SF92-89” and is listed in the Online Catalogue Raisonné.
PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate.
Private collection, Belgium.
Private collection, Hesse.
EXHIBITION: Sam Francis, Galerie Delaive, Amsterdam, October 19 - November 23, 1997.
Sam Francis. Aquarelle, Gouachen und Tuschen aus allen Schaffensphasen, Galerie Sander, Darmstadt, April 3 - June 1998.
“This results in glimpses of infinity; an eternal continuum, a spatial continuum. The question or demand for a single center does not arise. Instead, we are confronted with the phenomenon of immediate perception, the visual identification with color spaces.”
Norbert Messler, Kunstforum Vol. 129, 1995, p. 356
Called up: June 6, 2025 - ca. 17.32 h +/- 20 min.
Throughout his oeuvre, Sam Francis established a unique pictorial language. Color and space enter a dynamic dialog, and his compositions lean toward a lyrical form of Abstract Expressionism. Apart from the momentary, psychological impulse of Action Painting, the poetical aspect of the color composition and modulation is particularly important to Francis. His virtuoso handling of color reveals itself, especially in his later works, of which the painting offered here is a fine example. Francis regards color as an energetic force that unfolds in the pictorial space. The bright colors appear like free-floating islands on a white background interspersed with transparent color bands. The paper is not a blank space but an active element that allows the colors to breathe and boost their intensity. The artist creates a thrilling balance between dense colors and open space. [EH]
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Sam Francis
Untitled, 1992.
Acrylic and India ink on paper
Estimate:
€ 100,000 - 150,000
$ 113,000 - 169,500
Buyer's premium, taxation and resale right compensation for Sam Francis "Untitled"
This lot can be purchased subject to differential or regular taxation, artist‘s resale right compensation is due.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
Differential taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 32 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 27 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 22 % and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The buyer's premium contains VAT, however, it is not shown.
Regular taxation:
Hammer price up to 800,000 €: herefrom 27 % premium.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 800,000 € is subject to a premium of 21% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 800,000 €.
The share of the hammer price exceeding 4,000,000 € is subject to a premium of 15% and is added to the premium of the share of the hammer price up to 4,000,000 €.
The statutory VAT of currently 7 % is levied to the sum of hammer price and premium.
We kindly ask you to notify us before invoicing if you wish to be subject to regular taxation.
Calculation of artist‘s resale right compensation:
For works by living artists, or by artists who died less than 70 years ago, a artist‘s resale right compensation is levied in accordance with Section 26 UrhG:
4 % of hammer price from 400.00 euros up to 50,000 euros,
another 3 % of the hammer price from 50,000.01 to 200,000 euros,
another 1 % for the part of the sales proceeds from 200,000.01 to 350,000 euros,
another 0.5 % for the part of the sale proceeds from 350,000.01 to 500,000 euros and
another 0.25 % of the hammer price over 500,000 euros.
The maximum total of the resale right fee is EUR 12,500.
The artist‘s resale right compensation is VAT-exempt.
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