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Art For Sale
Artist: Michael Kenna
Artist: Sam Francis
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

Untitled Abstract Expressionist lithograph, from Carnegie Museum (155 Lembark)
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled (from Fresh Air School), 1972 Lithograph on wove paper, for the Carnegie Museum of Art 15 × 22 inches Limited Edition of 6,000 (unsigned edition; there is a sepa...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Maeght 1983)
Located in Paris, FR
Sam FRANCIS Color Explosion (c. 1983) Original lithograph Unsigned as issued On heavy paper 89.5 x 54 cm (c. 36 x 21 inch) Original lithographic exhibition poster for the artist Ret...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Lithograph

Deluxe Hand Signed & Numbered 25/30 Cat: Lembark 155 Carnegie Museum lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled Abstract Expressionist lithograph (Hand Signed from the Carnegie Museum Deluxe Edition), 1972 Catalogue Raisonné: 155, Lembark 15 × 22 inches Hand signed and nu...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Pencil, Lithograph

Sklye by Sam Francis - Abstract Modern Work on Paper
Located in London, GB
*UK BUYERS WILL PAY AN ADDITIONAL 5% IMPORT DUTY ON TOP OF THE ABOVE PRICE Sklye by Sam Francis (1923-1994) Acrylic on paper 14.6 x 10.2 cm (5 ³/₄ x 4 inches) Signed, Sam Francis an...
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1980s Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled, c.1974-1976 (SF129s)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF129s) dating to c.1974-1976 is a mixed media, silkscreen monotype on handmade paper, 30 x 22.5 inches sheet size and estate-stamped verso (copy of Francis estate certific...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Monotype, Screen

Untitled SF-221 (variation), Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
This bright lithograph by Sam Francis is an unsigned test print in an alternate color. It was printed by the Litho Shop in Santa Monica, California. Untitled SF-221 (variation) Sam ...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled SF-221, Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
A signed and numbered abstract print by Sam Francis. This bold composition is made up entirely of black on white and lithographed o...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

King Corpse, Abstract Expressionist Screenprint by Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Original hand-signed and numbered silkscreen on Arches paper by American Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis. King Corpse Sam Francis, American (1923–1994) Date: 1986 Screenprint on...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Screen

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36) is an acrylic painting on canvas, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 18 x 22 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis estate stamp. F...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

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 Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-6) is an acrylic painting on canvas, laid on board, from Francis' 'Last Works' collection. The canvas is 12.5 x 16 inches and stamped verso with the Sam Francis...
Category

20th Century Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Canvas, Acrylic

Dark Plated, Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
A signed and numbered abstract print by Sam Francis. This bold composition is made up entirely of two tones, black and brown, on wh...
Category

1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Kotji Beach Island Study 2 Taean Chungcheongnamdo, South Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Kotji Beach Island Study 2 Taean Chungcheongnamdo South Korea" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The prin...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna, 2005
Located in Dallas, TX
Thirty Six Birds, Isle of Skye, Scotland by Michael Kenna depicts a flock of birds flying overhead against a bright sky. Sepia toned gelatin silver print Image size: 8 x 7.75 in. Mo...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled
Located in New York, NY
Untitled, 1975 Lithograph 29 1/4 x 22 1/4” Edition of 125
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1970s Art

Materials

Lithograph

Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 59, Nottinghamshire, England. 1993, LTD SGP
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Ratcliffe Power Station, Study 59, Nottinghamshire, England. 1993" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print and comes matted to 20x16 in. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporar...
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20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hillside Fence, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. 2002, LTD, SGP
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Hillside Fence, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan" is a limited edition, 8x8" toned silver and comes matted to 20x16 in. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Kn...
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21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar, Limited Edition photograph, SGP
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Morning Mists, Pyin U Lwin, Myanmar" is a silver gelatin, limited edition photograph by Michael Kenna. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean comp...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Glastonbury Tor, Study 3, Somerset, England. 1990, silver gelatin photo
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Glastonbury Tor, Study 3, Somerset, England. 1990" is a silver gelatin photograph, and is signed and numbered and matted to 20x16 in. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary phot...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand. LTD print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Two Hundred and Seven Sheep, Rakaia Valley, Canterbury, New Zealand" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print. The photograph is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in. Micha...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Homage to HCB, Study 2, Brittany, France, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures, and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amo...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Seven Trees, Castello di Canossa, Italy, limited edition, silver gelatin print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Seven Trees, Castello di Canossa, Italy" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print and is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in. Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary phot...
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21st Century and Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Quixote's Giants, Study 3, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain, LTD photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Quixote's Giants, Study 3, Campo de Criptana, La Mancha, Spain" is a silver gelatin, limited edition photograph. The print is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in. Michael Ken...
Category

20th Century Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hilltop Trees, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan, LTD, SGP photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Hilltop Trees, Study 4, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print by Michael Kenna. The print is handmade by the artist, signed and numbered, and comes...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

November Clouds, Mont St. Michel, France. 2000, LTD silver gelatin print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"November Clouds, Mont St. Michel, France. 2000" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print by Michael Kenna. The photograph is hand-made by the artist, signed and numbered, and mat...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Asparagus Sticks, Study 2, Hokkaido, Japan. LTD, silver gelatin print, signed
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Asparagus Sticks, Study 2, Hokkaido, Japan" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print. The photograph is signed and numbered and comes matted to 20x16" Michael Kenna is a master ...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico, limited edition, silver gelatin print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Ten Balloons, Albuquerque, New Mexico" is a limited edition, silver gelatin print by Michael Kenna. The photograph is signed and numbered and comes matted to 20x16 in. Michael Ke...
Category

Early 2000s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan. LTD, silver gelatin print
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Hillside Fence, Study 6, Teshikaga, Hokkaido, Japan" is a limited edition silver gelatin print. The photograph is signed, numbered, and matted to 20x16 in. Michael Kenna is a mas...
Category

21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Domaine de Chaumont-sur-Loire, Study 4, France
Located in Sante Fe, NM
Michael Kenna is a master of contemporary photography. Known for clean compositions, long exposures and minimalist aesthetics, Kenna’s signature style remains highly influential amon...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Spruce Tree and Snow Clouds, Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan, limited photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Spruce Tree and Snow Clouds, Esashi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023." is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)
Located in New York, NY
SAM FRANCIS: Limited Signed Deluxe Edition (Hand signed and numbered by Sam Francis), 1982 Deluxe limited edition hardback monograph with cloth boards, held in special slipcase of ts...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Silk, Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Board

Untitled, from the Deluxe (Signed) 1984 Olympic Committee portfolio
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled Abstract Expressionist print for the 1984 Olympics, 1982 Offset Lithograph on Parsons Diploma Parchment paper, hand signed with COA from publisher for Olympic Co...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Sunset Rocks, Mitoyo, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. 2022, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Sunset Rocks, Mitoyo, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. 2022." is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matte...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Kero-ochi Tree Saroma Lake, Hokkaido Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Kero-ochi Tree Saroma Lake, Hokkaido Japan" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted to 20x1...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Reflecting Sticks, Muan-gun, Mokseo-ri, Jeollanam-do, South Korea." is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Twin Shirakanbas, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Twin Shirakanbas, Sorachi, Hokkaido, Japan. 2023" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted t...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Watchtower, Study 30, Mangyang Beach, Ooljin, Gyeongsanbukdo, South Korea
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Watchtower, Study 30, Mangyang Beach, Ooljin, Gyeongsanbukdo, South Korea" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenn...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled (SF-297)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Rives. Signed and numbered 4/50 in pencil by Francis. Printed and published by The Litho Shop, Inc., Santa Monica, with the blind s...
Category

1980s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Philosopher’s Tree, Study 7, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Philosopher’s Tree, Study 7, Biei, Hokkaido, Japan" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Sanuki Fuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Sanuki Fuji, Kagawa, Shikoku, Japan. 2022." is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted to 20x1...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Pine Tree and Nago Island, Tsuda, Shikoku, Japan" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted t...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Octopus Nets, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea, limited edition photograph
Located in Sante Fe, NM
"Octopus Nets, Muan-gun, Jeollanam-do, South Korea" is a silver gelatin print that was printed in the darkroom by master photographer and printer Michael Kenna. The print is matted ...
Category

2010s Minimalist Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna, 1996
Located in Dallas, TX
Chateau Valrose, Study 4, Nice, Alpes-Maritimes, France by Michael Kenna presents a dramatic scene. Stark white tree trunks and branches contrast against a dark sky. The branches str...
Category

1990s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled, 1980 (SF80-107)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled, 1980 (SF80-107) is an acrylic painting on paper, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1980' verso and framed in a contemporary, closed-corner, gold leaf frame. Painted to the edge...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Sam Francis McGovern '72 Poster (Hand signed by Sam Francis) Abstract lithograph
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis McGovern '72 Poster (Hand signed by Sam Francis), 1972 Photo offset poster (hand signed by Sam Francis) Signed in blue ink on the front by Sam Francis with Sam Francis co...
Category

1970s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Offset, Lithograph

Untitled (SF-346)
Located in New York, NY
A very good impression of this color lithograph on Waterleaf white wove paper. One of 25 Roman numeral impressions, aside from the Arabic numeral edition of 100. Signed and numbered ...
Category

1990s Abstract Art

Materials

Color, Lithograph

Trees, Yosemite, California, USA by Michael Kenna, 1977, Silver Gelatin Print
Located in Dallas, TX
Trees, Yosemite, California, USA by Michael Kenna presents tall, slender trees against a stark white background. This photograph is listed as a 6 x 8.75 inch sepia toned silver gelat...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Untitled, 1982 (SF82-254)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF82-254) from 1982 is an acrylic painting on paper, with an image size of 19.5 x 13.25 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1982' verso, a...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Bright Web, 1973 (SF73-5)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Bright Web is an acrylic on paper painting with an image size of 22 x 30 inches, signed and dated verso 'Sam Francis 1973 Tokyo' and framed in a custom, closed-corner, gold-leaf fram...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

The Upper Red, 1963 (SF-48)
Located in Greenwich, CT
The Upper Red (SF-48) from 1963 is a lithograph on paper, image size 19.75 x 25.75 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' and annotated lower right, framed in a contemporary, light wood frame....
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled, 1970 (SF68-44)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF68-44) from 1970 is an acrylic painting on paper with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1970' verso, and framed in a custom, closed-corner,...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled, 1963 (SF63-039)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF63-039) is an acrylic painting on paper, with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' verso, and framed in a contemporary light wood frame. Untitled, 196...
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20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Acrylic

Untitled. SF-353 from “Papierski Portfolio”
Located in Malmo, SE
Untitled. SF-353 from “Papierski Portfolio” 1992. Signed by the artist. Artwork size : 56 x 76 cm Frame size : 75x97x4 cm Museum glass anti-reflective. Signed AP (artist proof) Sam Francis Archive Number: SF-353 Publisher: The Litho Shop, Santa Monica. 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

1990s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph

Untitled, 1990 (SF-343, L.284)
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF-343) from 1990 is a lithograph on paper, image size 46.5 x 30 inches, signed 'Sam Francis' lower left and annotated lower right. From the edition of 60, numbered 17/50 (...
Category

20th Century Abstract Art

Materials

Paper, Lithograph

Untitled, from Deluxe Lt Edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio HAND SIGNED TWICE
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis Untitled Abstract Expressionist from the Deluxe [signed] edition of the 1 Cent Life Portfolio (hand signed twice, #85/100, from the Estate of Robert Indiana), 1964 Lithograph on wove paper (Hand signed twice by Sam Francis) Pencil signed twice by Sam Francis on the front; numbered 85/100 on the portfolio colophon (copy of the colophon page affixed to the verso of frame) Acquired from original, complete 1 Cent Life Portfolio, # 85/100 (Artists & Collaborators) from the Estate and Collection of Robert Indiana Frame included About 1 Cent Life "1 Cent Life" began as a simple idea by artist Walasse Ting in 1962, developed during talks he had with his friend the artist Sam Francis. Ting wanted to combine international artists and different styles into a single book, linking them together in one collective spirit alongside his own art and poetry. It was a landmark publication from 1964, and now a somewhat rare collectible portfolio based on the impressive artwork it contains. It was a revolutionary tract for a collective aesthetic; an assembled vision of Pop and European abstraction, featuring flat hard-edged and splatter painting; biomorphic art, splashing florescent colors and monochromes all meeting up in a single loud and dynamic package. "1 Cent Life" is among the most beautifully conceived and artistic book-works of the 1960s, unlike anything published before or after. "1 Cent Life" is a large elephant-folio unbound book containing 62 lithographs made by 28 European and American artists with 62 letterpress poems by Ting and set in multi-colored inks. The lithography was realized and printed in Paris by Maurice Beaudet and the typography carried out in handset letterpress by George Girard. The book was published by E. W. Kornfeld, Bern, Switzerland in 1964, and edited by artist Sam Francis. In addition to the original printing of 1900 unsigned copies, there was a numbered portfolio edition of 100 signed copies. These two Sam Francis signed...
Category

1960s Abstract Expressionist Art

Materials

Lithograph, Pencil

Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea by Michael Kenna
Located in Dallas, TX
Mountain Tree, Study 1, Danyang, Chungcheongbukdo, South Korea by Michael Kenna presents a sublime scene. A lone tree stands tall, growing out from the side of the mountain. The star...
Category

2010s Contemporary Art

Materials

Silver Gelatin

Smoke Sulphur SFE-183
Located in New York, NY
Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper, 1973 Signed in pencil, numbered 16/30 Published by The Litho Shop, Inc. California with their blindstamp Very good condition Sam Francis w...
Category

1970s Contemporary Art

Materials

Lithograph

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