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Sam Francis
Composition in Red

1960

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Sam Francis Composition in Red c. 1960 Gouache on paper 52.5 x 24.5 cms (20 11/16 x 9 11/16 ins) SF14434 $125,000 Exhibited: Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Sam Francis, 21 April - 27 May 2017 (5) Samuelis Baumgarte Galerie, Germany, Sam Francis - At the Centre of Space, 12 June - 21 August 2021 London, Bernard Jacobson Gallery, Sam Francis, 2 February - 25 February 2023. (14) Essay: Nearly completely monochromatic, the largely vertical orientation of the red color shape underscores Francis’ desire to make paintings that point to something beyond the physical world. Although reds, blues, yellows and other colors dominate his earlier works, from here on we see Francis begin giving white a much larger role.
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