$363
H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
Swatch, Colorful Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Swatch Sam Francis, American (1923–1994) Date: 1992 Lithograph, signed and numbered in pencil
Lithograph
Swatch
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Signed in pencil on verso
Lithograph, Offset
Swatch Watch (hand signed lithograph)
By Sam Francis
Located in Aventura, FL
Lithograph in colors on paper. Hand signed lower front by Sam Francis. Hand numbered 121/200 with
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Sam Francis, Swatch Lithograph, 1992
By Sam Francis
Located in Pembroke Pines, FL
ARTIST: Sam Francis TITLE: Swatch DATE: 1992 MEDIUM: Lithograph on Velin paper EDITION: From the
Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch) by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph by Sam Francis was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1992. It was a part
Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch) by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph by Sam Francis was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1992. It was a part
Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch) by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph by Sam Francis was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1992. It was a part
Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch) by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph by Sam Francis was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1992. It was a part
Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch) by Sam Francis, 1992
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Artist: Sam Francis Medium: Lithograph, 1992 Dimensions: 34 x 11.5 in, 86.4 x 29.2 cm
Lithograph
Swatch Watch
By Sam Francis
Located in Buffalo, NY
ARTIST: Sam Francis
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Untitled (Swatch Watch)
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
This lithograph by Sam Francis was printed at the Atelier Mourlot in Paris in 1992. It was a part
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 34.06 in W 11.62 in
Swatch : Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Mourlot, 1992)
By Sam Francis
Located in Paris, IDF
Sam FRANCIS Color explosion, 1992 Original lithograph Unsigned On Arches vellum 86.5 x 29.5 cm
Lithograph
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H 0.38 in W 9.13 in D 1.38 in
Sam Francis Swatch Collectors Watch in Original Box, Never Worn, 1992
By Swatch, Sam Francis
Located in Pau, FR
Sam Francis’s eponymous collaboration with Swatch is an action painting on the wrist. The bold
Plastic
Untitled
By Sam Francis
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...
Aquatint, Color
$363 / set
H 4.14 in W 2.56 in D 4.14 in
Set of 6 Amethyst Handmade Unique Goto Murano Drinking Glasses
By Roberto Beltrami
Located in Murano, VE
The Murano Glass Goto collection brings a piece of authentic Italian art to your dining table. Hand-blown with artistic expertise, these glasses are inspired by the traditional Venet...
Murano Glass
"Art =" Book
Located in New York, NY
A fresh and unconventional approach to exploring 6,000 years of art history through 800 masterpieces from The Metropolitan Museum of Art Featuring more than 800 artworks from the ...
Paper
Tiffany Studios New York "Damascene" Favrile Glass Vase
By Tiffany Studios
Located in New York, NY
This arresting Damascene Favrile Glass Vase bears a swirling pattern of blue and purple iridescence and ochre glass. The vase's pattern is based upon Damascus steel, whereby near eas...
Glass
$1,500
H 18.5 in W 16 in D 4 in
The Dayton's Bag: Two original abstract lithographs plate signed double sided
By Frank Stella
Located in New York, NY
Frank Stella The Dayton's Bag, 1984 Two (2) separate offset lithographs: one on each side of a mixed media paper shopping bag 18 1/2 × 16 × 4 inches Plate signed "Frank Stella '84" t...
Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
The King - Lithograph, 1997
By Jean-Michel Basquiat
Located in Paris, IDF
Jean-Michel Basquiat (1960-1988) The King, 1997 Lithograph Printed signature in the plate On paper 76 x 56 cm (c. 29.9 x 22 in) Published by Galerie Enrico Navarra Authenticated b...
Lithograph
$20,000
H 24 in W 20 in
Muhammad Ali Knocks out Liston, Color Photography, Fine Art Print
By Neil Leifer
Located in Los Angeles, CA
Ali Knocks out Liston, 1965 Hand signed by Neil Leifer 20 x 24 in. (50 x 60 cm) Fine Art Archival Pigment Print Edition of 350 Native New Yorker Neil Leifer began photographing spor...
Archival Pigment
Mid 20th Century Folk Art Cowboy Rodeo Whirligig
Located in Nantucket, MA
Mid 20th century Folk Art cowboy Rodeo Whirligig, circa 1940s to 50s, comprising four carved and painted cowboys mounted on horseback riding in a circle as turned by the wind. Each n...
Copper
$5,212Sale Price|25% Off
H 36 in W 24 in D 1.5 in
Abstract Flowers Painting Blue Red Yellow Purple Colour by Modern British Artist
By Margaret Francis
Located in Preston, GB
Abstract Flowers Blue Red Yellow Purple Painting entitled 'When Sonny gets Blue' from Modern British Artist Margaret Francis, widow of famous Abstract Expressionist Artist, Sam Franc...
Canvas, Cotton Canvas, Acrylic, Paint, Acrylic Polymer, Polymer, Polymer
$7,000
H 32.4 in W 16 in
Untitled Aquatint Print, Artist Proof, Signed, 1980s, Framed
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Sam Francis was an American artist known for his exuberant large-scale abstract paintings. His practice incorporated elements from Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Imp...
Aquatint
Rare Polychrome Murano Glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini
By Fulvio Bianconi
Located in Montreal, QC
Rare polychrome Murano glass "Pezzato" vase by Fulvio Bianconi for Venini, signed on the underside of the base: "Bianconi Venini" Italy: circa 1950. Bianconi’s real contribution to ...
Glass
$1,800
H 10.5 in Dm 10.5 in
Andy Warhol Limited Edition Camouflage Self-Portrait 1986 China Plate w/Gift Box
By Andy Warhol
Located in New York, NY
Andy Warhol (After) Camouflage Self-Portrait 1986, 2020 Fine Bone China 10 1/2 × 10 1/2 inches Limited Edition of 175 Signed in plate, Authorized signature and edition details fired ...
Ceramic, Porcelain, Mixed Media, Screen
$240Sale Price|52% Off
H 15 in W 22 in D 0.1 in
Bord de Mer Lithograph by Georges Braque, 1960, Unframed, Excellent
By Georges Braque
Located in Brooklyn, NY
This original lithograph by Georges Braque, titled Bord de Mer (Seashore), was published by Maeght in 1960 as part of the Derriere le Miroir series. The double page lithograph featur...
Lithograph
Last Form Of Servitude
By John Chamberlain
Located in New York, NY
Color monotype on Arches paper. Signed in pencil and with the artist's signature black ink stamp in lower right. Titled in pencil in lower margin. Published by Novak Graphics, Tor...
Monotype, Paper
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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Explore a vast range of abstract prints on 1stDibs to find a piece to enhance your existing collection or transform a space.
Unlike figurative paintings and other figurative art, which focuses on realism and representational perspectives, abstract art concentrates on visual interpretation. An artist may use a single color or simple geometric forms to create a world of depth. Printmaking has a rich history of abstraction. Through materials like stone, metal, wood and wax, an image can be transferred from one surface to another.
During the 19th century, iconic artists, including Edvard Munch, Paul Cézanne, Georgiana Houghton and others, began exploring works based on shapes and colors. This was a departure from the academic conventions of European painting and would influence the rise of 20th-century abstraction and its pioneers, like Pablo Picasso and Piet Mondrian.
Some leaders of European abstraction, including Franz Kline, were influenced by the gestural shapes of East Asian calligraphy. Calligraphy interprets poetry, songs, symbols or other means of storytelling into art, from works on paper in Japan to elements of Islamic architecture.
Bold, daring and expressive, abstract art is constantly evolving and dazzling viewers. And entire genres have blossomed from it, such as Color Field painting and Minimalism.
The collection of abstract art prints on 1stDibs includes etchings, lithographs, screen-prints and other works, and you can find prints by artists such as Joan Miró, Alexander Calder and more.