1962
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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Marc Chagall Still Life with Fruits 1957 Original Lithograph Mourlot 205
By Marc Chagall
Located in Eversholt, Bedfordshire
Surrealist composition with a dog, figure, cockerel floating above the still life In a cream mount, visible sheet length 19.50cm, height 22.50cm Within a black and silvered moulded ...
Lithograph
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H 12.01 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Mick Jagger X - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger X - After Andy Warhol. This black and white colour scheme lithographic print features - Mick Jagger - an iconic rock legend who was the frontman and one of the founders ...
Lithograph
Fritz Scholder, "Walking Dog" Lithograph, 1977
By Fritz Scholder
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Fritz Scholder (1937 2005) Walking Dog 1977 Lithograph, Edition 80/100 Hand signed "Scholder" lower right, numbered lower left. Full sheet size, 22 inches x 30 inches. Printer: Tam...
Lithograph
$1,315
H 12.01 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Mick Jagger III - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger III - After Andy Warhol. In this print, Warhol incorporated solid abstract shapes to emphasize Jagger's features - here, focusing on the singer’s famous lips, along with...
Lithograph
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H 12.01 in W 8.67 in D 0.79 in
Mick Jagger VI - Andy Warhol, Announcement card, Rolling Stones, Musician, Pop
By (after) Andy Warhol
Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh
Mick Jagger VI - After Andy Warhol. The line drawing placed on a golden backdrop is a feature unique to this print adding a sense of motion to Jagger’s features which shows him in a...
Lithograph
Maiden in the Yellow Straw Hat
By Takashi Murakami
Located in Miami, FL
Takashi Murakami Maiden in the Yellow Straw Hat, 2010 Edition of 300 Offset Lithograph in Colours Edition of 300 23 3/5 × 23 3/5 in Edition of 300
Lithograph, Offset
The Blue Dress, Art Deco signed lithography by Erte
By Erté
Located in Berlin, MD
Erte (Romain de Tirtoff) Russian/French 1892-1990. Pencil Signed lower right, numbered 176/300. A lovely woman with an impish smile and a flashing green scarf in a sideways pose. P...
Lithograph
Still Life
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
Rene Genis (French 1922-2004) Still Life. Mainly oranges and browns, fruits and flowers, against a background of browns with a pitcher central. The browns contain a subtle mixture ...
Lithograph
The Lovers
By Peter Max
Located in Berlin, MD
Peter Max (German / American 1937 - Present) The Lovers. Abstract of two nude women on a bed in vibrant colors. The print is on thick woven paper and is...
Lithograph
Still Life
By René Genis
Located in Berlin, MD
René Genis (French 1922-2004) Untitled Still Life on thick woven paper. Signed in pencil lower right and numbered 37/80 lower left. Image size 11"x8 1/2" frame 22" x 18." Genis was...
Lithograph
