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Art For Sale
Artist: Sam Francis
Artist: John Conn
Untitled
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled 1968 Lithograph, Edition of 3, experimental proof 66 x 47 cms (26 x 18 1/2 ins) SF15155
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork "Untitled" is an original color lithograph on Arches paper by renown American artist Sam Francis 1923-1994. It is hand signed and inscribed E.A. (Epreuve d'Artiste, Arti...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

SELF-PORTRAIT
Located in Portland, ME
Francis, Sam. SELF-PORTRAIT. Lembark 52. Etching, 1982. Edition of 20, signed and numbered "1/20" in pencil. Printed on Fabriano Tiepolo paper, and published by 3EP, Ltd., Palo Alto,...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Etching

Untitled (SF-348) (Fresh Air School) /// Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
Located in Saint Augustine, FL
Artist: Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Title: "Untitled (SF-348) (Fresh Air School)" Portfolio: Fresh Air School *Unsigned edition Year: 1972 Mediu...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Antarctica 3, Penguins, Ocean, Photography, Travel, Waves, Black, White, unframed
Located in Riverdale, NY
Antarctica 3 is a limited edition photograph which is part of the Antarctica/Patagonia Series by photographer John Conn taken in 2010. The image is 20x30 and it is printed on 24x36 ...
Category

2010s American Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

"Concert Hall Set III" Large original color lithograph
Located in San Francisco, CA
This artwork titled "Concert Hall Set III" 1977 is an original color lithograph on B.F.K Rives paper by renown American artist Sam Francis 1923-1994. It i...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis, 1976
Located in Long Island City, NY
Artist: Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) Title: Untitled (SF-208) Year: 1976 Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil Edition: 25/30 Size: 33 x 25 in. (83.82...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

1¢ Life and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn
Located in Washington, DC
Artist: Sam Francis Medium: Two lithographs printed on full page sheet Title: 1¢ Life (Left) and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn (Right) Portfolio: 1¢ Life Year: 1964 Edition Size: 2000 Fram...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Exhibition Poster for Metaphysique de vide - Michel Waldberg
Located in New York, NY
Francis, Sam. Exhibition Poster for Metaphysique de vide- Michael Waldberg Ca 1980. Serigraph, Painter and printmaker who was prominent among the group of painters known as the ...
Category

1980s Contemporary Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Plate size: 36.8 x 27. 3 cms (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 ins) Image size: 15.2 x 9.5 cms (6 x 3 3/4 ins) Edition of 20
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Aquatint

SF 84-871
Located in Malmo, SE
Artwork size: 22 x 9 cm. Frame size 40 × 35 cm. Estate stamped on the verso. Archive number SF 84-871 Free shipment worldwide. Sam Francis’s paintings are a journey into a dream, a voyage into the landscapes of the soul where colours are lights on fire. Alongside names such as Jackson Pollock, Willem de Kooning and Franz Kline, Sam Francis is an artist who has succeeded in demonstrating a total mastery of abstract expressionism’s impassioned and spontaneous genre. The explosions of colour – red, blue, green and yellow – the streaks, strokes and bold lines of his pictures are the physical synthesis of the deepest crevices of the soul. His colours create rhythmical motifs that, characteristically enough, can be called the “musicality” of his paintings. The work of Sam Francis provides a visible meeting place for the conscious and the unconscious. His pictures are the cross-fertilisation of what has already been experienced with what exists still only as desire, a struggle between melancholy and merrymaking. Influenced by C.G. Jung, the father of psychoanalysis, Sam Francis spent a large portion of his life exploring the premise that dreams, instincts and intuition provide, the keys which unlock the mysteries and meaning of our inner lives. He was also fascinated by the four ancient elements – earth, water, air and fire – which developed into a leitmotif in his work. Sam Francis was born in San Mateo in California, USA in 1923. After starting to paint at the age of around twenty, he soon found himself increasingly consumed by the power of art. He spent much of the 1950s in Paris, from where he not only made frequent excursions to a number of European cities, but also embarked on many journeys to South America and Asia. He continued to move from place to place, primarily in the USA and Japan, right up until his death in 1994. Sam Francis’s first...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Sulfur Sail
Located in London, GB
97.5 x 66 cms (38 3/8 x 26 ins) Edition of 20
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Sketch SF65-076
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Sketch SF65-076, 1965 Technique: Signed and Dated Acrylic Painting on Paper Size: 33 x 55.9 ...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Acrylic

Untitled SF64-572 (Acrylic Watercolour)
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled SF64-572 (Acrylic Watercolour), 1964 Technique: Signed and Dated Acrylic and Waterco...
Category

1960s Art

Materials

Acrylic, Watercolor

Untitled, from Michael Walberg Poemes dans le Ciel (Lembark 273)
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Sam Francis Untitled, from Michael Walberg Poemes dans le Ciel (Lembark 273) 1986 Lithograph 30 x 22 in. Edition of 100 ...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-363)
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF-363), 1994 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours o...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Spun for James Kirsch
Located in Miami, FL
TECHNICAL INFORMATION Sam Francis Spun for James Kirsch 1972 Screenprint 30 x 22 1/2 in. Edition of 100 Pencil signed & numbered Accompanied with COA by Gregg Shienbaum Fine A...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled (SF-362)
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF-362), 1994 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours o...
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (red down centre)
Located in London, GB
117 x 76 cms (46 x 30 ins) Edition of 50
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Abstract composition - Original lithograph
Located in Paris, FR
Sam FRANCIS Abstract composition (c. 1986) Original lithograph Unsigned as issued Justified bottom right "Lithographie originale de Sam Francis - Atelier d'Art Desjobert" On l...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, 1988
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled, 1988 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Screenprint in colours on wove p...
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Aquatint and drypoint 75.9 x 60.6 cms (29 7/8 x 23 7/8 ins) paper size 60.3 x 45.4 cms (23 3/4 x 17 7/8 ins) plate size Edition of 5
Category

1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Drypoint, Aquatint

Paper Weight
Located in London, GB
Lithograph in colors on wove paper 43.2 x 55.9 cms (17 x 22 ins) Edition of 38
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, monoprint with chine collé 84.5 x 68.6 cms (33 1/4 x 27 ins) Edition of 22 variants
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Aquatint

Untitled (CPT)
Located in London, GB
91.4 x 81.6 cms (36 x 32 1/8 ins) Edition of 20
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Aquatint

Her Blue Deeps
Located in New York, NY
Samuel Lewis Francis (1923 – 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. He received both his BA and MA degrees from University of California, Berkeley, where he studied art, botany, medicine and psychology. Francis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. He later became loosely associated with a second generation of abstract expressionists, including Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler, who were increasingly interested in the expressive use of color. Because Francis worked and exhibited in the United States, Europe and Asia, he is credited with helping secure international recognition for postwar American painting...
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Cuba 4, Vintage Car, Travel, Gold, Cityscape, Architecture, Cuba, Color Photo
Located in Riverdale, NY
Limited Edition 20x30 photograph taken in Cuba in 2016. It is printed on 24x36 archival paper. Signed and Numbered. This is currently framed. Edition of 15. John Conn got his start as a Marine Combat photographer, and later earned his BFA at the School of Visual Arts in New York. As a freelance photographer and writer, he has captured a range of subjects photojournalism delving into political and social issues, nature and landscapes, architecture, and underwater images. His work has appeared in: New York Times Sunday Magazine; Time/Life Books; IMAX Films; Village Voice; Human Rights Magazine; Shutterbug Magazine; Hasseleblad Magazine; American Photographer; RangeFinder Magazine; LensWork Magazine; Ocean Realm; Dive Travel Magazine; Picture Magazine; Discover Diving Magazine; Picture Magazine; Popular Photography; Nikon World; Black & White Photography; B&W Magazine; Studio Photography, to name a few. Starting in 1970, John travelled to South Africa capturing images of the people and social divide of Aparteid. His iconic Subway series shot between 1970 and 1982 in New York City is part of the permanent collection of the Museum of the City of New York, The New York Historical Society and Hoboken Historical Museum. In 2010, John Conn spent 45 days in Antarctica and Patagonia, traveling and hiking to capture the land and seascapes. He spent over 20 days journeying over 3,200 nautical miles in Antarctica before heading to Patagonia for the second part of his expedition. In 2014 John began a series of treks across the US photographing Americans, similar to what Robert Frank did in the late 1950’s. In 2015/16, he spent a month in Cuba photographing...
Category

2010s Realist Art

Materials

Photographic Paper

Untitled
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, monoprint with chine collé 85.7 x 68.6 cms (33 3/4 x 27 ins) Edition of 19 variants
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Aquatint, Monoprint

An 8 Set - 7 - From the Pasadena Box
Located in London, GB
Lithograph 38.4 x 56.5 cms (15 1/8 x 22 1/4 ins) Edition of 100
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Senza Titolo I
Located in London, GB
125.5 x 135.5 cms (49.41 x 53.35 ins) Edition of 58 Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Bon a tirer'. Published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome Printed by Vigna Antoniniana, Rome, with t...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Aquatint, Color, Etching

Senza Titolo II (Untitled II)
Located in London, GB
86 x 107 cms (33 7/8 x 42 1/8 ins) Edition of 66
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Etching

Senza Titolo III
Located in London, GB
125 x 135.5 cms (49.21 x 53.35 ins) Edition of 76 76 numbered impressions and 14 artist's proofs Fabriano Rosaspina paper Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Bon a tirer'. Published ...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Aquatint, Color, Etching

Untitled
Located in London, GB
86.4 x 71.8 cms (34 x 28.25 ins) Edition of 17 Paper: Somerset Textured Proofs: 9 AP, I CTP (on handmade paper) Signed right, under image; numbered left, under image; publisher's chop lower right Publisher: The Litho Shop Inc., Santa Monica, California Printed by Jacob Samuel...
Category

1980s Art

Materials

Aquatint, Color

Yunan (State III)
Located in London, GB
107.3 x 73 cms (42 1/4 x 28 3/4 ins) Edition of 15
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Etching

Untitled
Located in London, GB
64.8 x 46.3 cms (25 1/2 x 19 ins) Edition of 3 Paper: Rives BFK Proofs: 1 UP (Hand colored) Signed lower left, numbered lower left. Publisher: Joseph Press...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Yunan (State I)
Located in London, GB
106.7 x 72.4 cms (42 x 28 1/2 ins) Edition of 15 Paper: Arjomari Proofs: 1 BAT, 4 AP, 3 TP Signed lower right of centre; numbered lower left; publisher's chop lower right Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (SF71 - 407A) Printed by Lloyd Baggs, assisted by Ron Adams...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Blue Cut Sail
Located in London, GB
55.9 x 76.2 cms (22 x 30 ins) Edition of 20 Signed lower left verso, numbered lower left verso, publisher's chop lower left verso. Publisher: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los ...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Damp
Located in London, GB
66 x 94 cms (26 x 37 ins) Edition of 20 Rives BFK paper Proofs: I BAT, 4 AP, 7 CTP, 9 XP Signed lower left; numbered lower left; publisher's chop lower left. Published by Tama...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Untitled
Located in London, GB
74.6 x 43.2 cms (29 3/8 x 17 ins) Edition of 30 Plate: 60.3 x 25.1 cm (23 3/4 x 9 7/8 ins), Sheet: 74.6 x 43.2 cm (29 3/8 x 17 ins) Paper: Somerset Textured Edition of 30 Proofs: I BAT, 3 AP, 3 CTP Signed right, under image, numbered left, under image; publisher's chop lower right. Publisher: The Litho Shop, Inc., Santa Monica, California Printed by Jacob Samuel...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Aquatint, Color, Etching

Untitled
Located in London, GB
86.4 x 116.8 cms (34 x 46 ins) Edition of 17 Colour Trial Proof
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Etching

Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series
Located in Miami, FL
Sam Francis (1923 - 1994), American) Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series 1971 Lithograph 35 x 24 in. Edition of 15 Pencil signed and numbered Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 – November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. Early life Sam Francis was born in San Mateo, California, the son of Katherine Lewis Francis and Samuel Augustus Francis...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled from the portfolio “Poems dans le ciel”
Located in Ljubljana, SI
Poems dans le ciel (eng. Poems in the sky). Original lithograph, 1986. Edition of 100 signed and numbered impressions on Arches paper. Samuel Lewis Francis was an American artist, we...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Framed
Located in Missouri, MO
Framed Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Edition 58/100 in pencil Lower Left Signed in pencil Lower Right 17 x 22 inches 25.5 x 30.5 inches An Abstract Expressionist* painter known ...
Category

1960s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Metal Field
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1972, this work is a lithograph on wove paper that is hand-signed by Sam Francis (San Mateo, 1923- Santa Monica, 1994) in pencil in the lower right margin and is numbered ...
Category

1970s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-344)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (SF-344), 1990 Signed and numbered with publisher's chop mark Lithograph in 5 colorson PTI #120 Waterleaf paper; torn and deckled edges 47.25 x 30 inches Edition of 50
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1990s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-343)
Located in New York, NY
Untitled (SF-343), 1990 Signed and numbered in pencil with publisher's chop mark Lithograph in 6 colors on PTI #120 Waterleaf paper 46.25 x 30 inches Edition of 50
Category

1990s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Another Footprint
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors from four aluminum plates on BFK Rives wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil, Sam Francis. A superb trial proof impression, one of only five such...
Category

1970s Post-War Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-128C)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in colors on BFK Rives wove paper. Hand-signed in pencil Sam Francis. A superb impression of the only state, from the edition of 16, numbered in pencil ...
Category

1970s Post-War Art

Materials

Lithograph

Mercury
Located in New York, NY
1963 Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper Sheet: 23 7/10 x 18 7/10 in. (60.2 x 47.5 cm) Edition of 20 Signed and numbered in pencil, lower margin Unframed, excellent condition
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1991 Etching in colors, on wove paper Sheet: 47 x 28 in. (119.4 x 71.1 cm) Edition of 20 Signed and numbered in pencil Framed, mint condition
Category

1990s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Etching

An Other Set - X, Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
A remarkable work of art, An Other Set – X was created by Sam Francis in 1964 as one of eight original lithographs in color in the famed, Pasadena Box portfolio.  Printed on Japanese...
Category

20th Century Modern Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-315)
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph on Rives BFK paper Frame: 44 x 35.75 in. Signed and numbered in pencil Image drawn with water tusche directly on plates Lembark 271
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SF-355)
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Web (SFS-136)
Located in New York, NY
Screenprint on wove paper Edition of 50 Published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles Signed and numbered in pencil with studio blindstamp
Category

Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Monotype in colors, on handmade paper, the full sheet Sheet: 29 1/2 x 24 3/4 in. (75 x 63 cm) Frame: 37 1/4 x 32 1/4 x 1 1/2 in. (94.6 x 81.9 x 3.8 cm) Unique Signed in pencil on low...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Monotype

Untitled (SF-343)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in 6 colors (light yellow, golden yellow, yellow-green, light ultramarine blue, purple, red on PTI #120 Waterleaf wove paper Hand-signed in pencil lower ...
Category

1990s Post-War Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled (SFE-071)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original aquatint/monoprint printed in 7 colors from 3 runs from 3 steel-faced copper plates, with pure permanent powdered pigment added to the plate prior to printing the third run ...
Category

1980s Post-War Art

Materials

Aquatint

Untitled (SFE-057)
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original aquatint printed in 20 colors from 4 steel-faced copper plates on BFK Rives wove paper Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Sam Francis. A superb artist’s proof...
Category

1990s Pop Art Art

Materials

Aquatint

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