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About the Item
Created in 1986, Sam Francis King Corpse, 1986 is a unique color trial proof screenprint on Arches cover paper hand signed by Sam Francis (San Mateo, 1923- Santa Monica, 1994) in the lower right. A unique color trial proof; Inscribed in pencil in the lower left aside from the edition of 65. Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, CA.
Sam Francis King Corpse, 1986 is an infectiously gorgeous piece of art that captures your eye with infinite elegance. The color palette is absolutely stunning and incredibly rich. The vibrant yellows speckle the surface of the paper, making most of the work stand out. Along the perimeters are the deeper colors that structure the composition of the work. The shape near the top edge in shades of mauve and orange create a sense of graceful circular movements that mesmerize you into a meditative stillness. Your gaze moves from this entrancement down towards the bottom section where we see an ultramarine blue gash-like figure snaking towards the center of the image. Neighboring splatters of fuchsia compliment the electrifying blue to the point where the work is impossible not to look at.
The uniqueness of this particular work is noticeably evident from the rest of the edition in that the color scheme, composition, as well as flow are entirely different. Remarkable in its beauty and rareness, anyone would be lucky to have this in their possession.
Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Sam Francis King Corpse, 1986 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonnés and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).
1. Lembark, Connie. W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné 1960-1990 Volume II. New York: Hudson Hill Press. 1992. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné 16.
About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Sam Francis King Corpse, 1986 is presented in a complementary moulding and optical grade Plexiglas.
- Creator:Sam Francis (1923–1994, American)
- Creation Year:1986
- Dimensions:Height: 42 in (106.68 cm)Width: 59 in (149.86 cm)
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- Gallery Location:Palo Alto, CA
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Sam Francis
Sam Francis was an American artist known for his exuberantly colorful, large-scale abstract paintings. His practice incorporated elements from Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Impressionism and Eastern philosophy to create a unique style of painterly abstraction.
Influenced by Jackson Pollock and Clyfford Still, Francis is more closely associated to the work of Helen Frankenthaler, as he was more interested in the formal arrangement of the picture plane than the expressivity of the individual artist. “Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment,” Francis once reflected.
Born on June 25, 1923 in San Mateo, California, Francis briefly served in the US Air Force during World War II but was injured during a test flight. Returning to California, he received his BA and MA from UC Berkeley in botany and psychology before beginning to pursue a career in art. The artist traveled widely during his career, and he was closely aligned with the Art Informel movement while living abroad in Paris during the 1950s.
Francis died on November 4, 1994 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 71. He was a founding trustee of Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art, and his paintings can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others.
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