Sam Francis Art
American, 1923-1994
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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Artist: Sam Francis
Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis, 1976
By Sam Francis
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 Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
SELF-PORTRAIT
By Sam Francis
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,...
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1980s Sam Francis Art
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Etching
Untitled
By Sam Francis
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...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
"Concert Hall Set III" Large original color lithograph
By Sam Francis
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...
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Sam Francis Black Stone lithograph (Sam Francis Prints)
By Sam Francis
Located in NEW YORK, NY
Vintage 1960s Sam Francis Lithograph:
Sam Francis, "Blackstone," 1964.
Lithograph in colors.
16 x 23 inches (Dimensions including frame: 27.5 x 21.5 inches).
Framed in glass. Cente...
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1960s Pop Art Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Exhibition Poster for Metaphysique de vide - Michel Waldberg
By Sam Francis
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 ...
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1980s Contemporary Sam Francis Art
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Screen
1¢ Life and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn
By Sam Francis
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...
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1960s Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Untitled, from Michael Walberg Poemes dans le Ciel (Lembark 273)
By Sam Francis
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
...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Spun for James Kirsch
By Sam Francis
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...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Screen
UNTITLED
By Sam Francis
Located in Aventura, FL
Hand signed and numbered etching and aquatint on wove paper. Edition of 40. Image size 23.875 x 18 inches. Sheet size 33.5 x 27 inches. Custom framed as pictured. Frame has some random scratches. Blindstamp of the publisher, The Litho Shop, Santa Monica, printed by Jacob Samuel...
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1980s Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Her Blue Deeps
By Sam Francis
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...
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Late 20th Century Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series
By Sam Francis
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...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Framed
By Sam Francis
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 ...
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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Color, Lithograph
Metal Field
By Sam Francis
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 ...
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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (SF-344)
By Sam Francis
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 Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-343)
By Sam Francis
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
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1990s Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Another Footprint
By Sam Francis
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...
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1970s Post-War Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-128C)
By Sam Francis
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 ...
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1970s Post-War Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Mercury
By Sam Francis
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
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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
Materials
Paper, Lithograph
Untitled
By Sam Francis
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
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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
Materials
Etching
An Other Set - X, Sam Francis
By 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...
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20th Century Modern Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (SF-315)
By Sam Francis
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
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (SF-355)
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Signed and numbered in pencil
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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Web (SFS-136)
By Sam Francis
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
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Late 20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
Materials
Screen
Untitled
By Sam Francis
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...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art
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Monotype
Untitled (SF-343)
By Sam Francis
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 ...
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1990s Post-War Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
Untitled (SFE-071)
By Sam Francis
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
...
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1980s Post-War Sam Francis Art
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Aquatint
Untitled (SFE-057)
By Sam Francis
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...
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1990s Pop Art Sam Francis Art
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Aquatint
Concert Hall Set III
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in 6 colors (yellow, yellow-green, light blue, magenta, turquoise, dark blue) from 6 aluminum plates on BFK Rive wove paper
Hand-signed in pencil lower r...
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1970s Post-War Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Concert Hall Set III
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in 6 colors (yellow, yellow-green, light blue, magenta, turquoise, dark blue) from 6 aluminum plates on BFK Rive wove paper
Hand-signed in pencil lower r...
Category
1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-343)
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in six colors (light yellow, golden yellow, yellow-green, light ultramarine blue, purple, red on PTI #120 Waterleaf wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil l...
Category
1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-344)
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in five colors (yellow, red, green, ultramarine blue, thalo blue) on PTI #120 Waterleaf wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil lower left Sam Francis.
A su...
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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art
Materials
Lithograph
For Thirteen, Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in New York, NY
Created as an original screenprint by the artist in 1989, For Thirteen, by Sam Francis, is hand-signed in pencil, and numbered, measuring 28 x 38 in (71 x 96.5 cm), unframed. It is ...
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Late 20th Century Contemporary Sam Francis Art
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Screen
Untitled (SFE-112)
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
riginal etching printed in 18 colors on BFK Rives wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Sam Francis.
A superb artist’s proof impression of the definitive...
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1990s 85 New Wave Sam Francis Art
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Etching
Untitled (SFE-085)
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original etching printed in seventeen colors on BFK Rives wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Sam Francis.
A superb artist’s proof impression of the d...
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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art
Materials
Etching
Trietto IV
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original aquatint printed in 15 colors on Fabriano wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Sam Francis.
A superb impression of the definitive state, fro...
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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art
Materials
Aquatint
Trietto III
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original aquatint printed in 11 colors on Fabriano wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil in the margin lower right Sam Francis.
A superb impression of the definitive state, from t...
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20th Century Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Aquatint
Untitled SF-356
By Sam Francis
Located in San Francisco, CA
Original lithograph printed in seven colors (yellow, orange, yellow green, pale blue, ultramarine blue, dark green, red) on 120 Waterleaf wove paper.
Hand-signed in pencil lower c...
Category
20th Century Abstract Sam Francis Art
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Lithograph
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