1971
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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Berta, Fine Art Photography
By Albert Watson
Located in Vienna, AT
Berta, close-up nude, bondage, photographed by Albert Watson. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and sig...
Archival Pigment
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H 48 in W 60 in D 2 in
David Drebin On the rocks, Ocean blonde Alone, Alone in paradise (48x60in each)
By David Drebin
Located in New York City, NY
David Drebin 3 Chromogenic Prints - On the rocks (edition 2/7) - Ocean blonde (edition 4/7) - Alone in paradise (edition 5/7) Signed to label, verso of frame Mounted and Framed ...
C Print
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H 43.31 in W 64.97 in
Love Story 5 - Nude with Storm Trooper Looking at LA, Fine Art Photography, 2017
By Tony Kelly
Located in Vienna, AT
Nude with Storm Trooper Looking at LA. All prints are limited edition. Available in multiple sizes. High-end framing on request. All prints are done and signed by the artist. The col...
Archival Pigment
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H 40 in W 40 in D 2 in
DANU by Guido Argentini ARGENTUM series
By Guido Argentini
Located in New York City, NY
Series: ARGENTUM All available sizes and editions: 40" x 40" editions of 18 50" x 50" editions of 7 60" x 60" editions of 3 72" x 72" editions of 1 Archival Pigment Print on Fine A...
Archival Pigment
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Cheetah. Kenya
By Sheila Metzner
Located in New York, NY
This photograph is signed by the photographer and is printed using the Fresson printing process. Size varies.
Color
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H 47.25 in W 47.25 in D 3.15 in
Last Glance II- 21st Cent, Contemporary, Portrait, Mixed Media, Thread, Nails
By Nemo Jantzen
Located in Barcelona, Catalonia
Nails and thread on wood in Plexiglass Nemo Jantzen is a multi-media artist from The Netherlands. The spectacular pieces of these series consist of nails and threads on white wood t...
Thread, Plexiglass, Wood, Mixed Media
Snow on Pebbles, Toya Lake, Hokkaido, Japan, 2009
By Michael Kenna
Located in Carmel-by-the-Sea, CA
Signed, numbered and dated on front of the mount. Signed, dated, numbered and titled with artist's copyright stamp on back of the mount. Image size: 8 x 8 inches approximately. Over...
Silver Gelatin
YES N002.19
Located in New York, NY
Known for his erratic and expressive abstract works, Daniel Diaz-Tai uses various mixed media including sumi ink and oil to convey his unique heritage. Raised between Venezuela, Jaka...
Paper, Ink, Sumi Ink, Archival Paper
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H 11.03 in W 7.49 in
Hockey Playing Sports Bronze Sculpture Male Figure Movement Outdoors In Stock
By Jits Bakker
Located in Utrecht, NL
Jits Bakker (1937–2014) was a Dutch visual artist deeply inspired by classical mythology and Renaissance ideals. Though best known internationally as a sculptor, his artistic talents...
Stone, Bronze
TALL CHAIR
By Lesley Dill
Located in New York, NY
The language surrounding the top of the tall chair reads "Private Hallucinatory World" -Tom Sleigh
Copper, Wire
