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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
Untitled

Untitled

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

114.3 x 70.5 cms (45 x 27.76 ins) Edition of 50

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Color, Lithograph

Untitled (red down centre)

Untitled (red down centre)

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

117 x 76 cms (46 x 30 ins) Edition of 50

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Color, Lithograph

Untitled

Untitled

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

74.6 x 43.2 cms (29 3/8 x 17 ins) Edition of 30 Plate: 60.3 x 25.1 cm (23 3/4 x 9 7/8 ins), Sheet: 74.6 x 43.2 cm (29 3/8 x 17 ins) Paper: Somerset Textured Edition of 30 Proofs: I BAT, 3 AP, 3 CTP Signed right, under image, numbered left, under image; publisher's chop lower right. Publisher: The Litho Shop, Inc., Santa Monica, California Printed by Jacob Samuel...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Aquatint, Color, Etching

Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84
Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84

Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Insc...

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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sun Up - Abstract Expressionism American Art Post War
Sun Up - Abstract Expressionism American Art Post War

Sun Up - Abstract Expressionism American Art Post War

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Sun Up, 1964 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on BFK Rives...

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1960s Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Ariel's Ring

Ariel's Ring

By Sam Francis

Located in Miami, FL

TECHNICAL INFORMATION Sam Francis Ariel's Ring 1972 Screenprint 40 3/4 × 50 5/8 in Edition of 80 Pencil signed & numbered Condition: This work is in excellent condition. Frank...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Screen

Sam Francis Untitled, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary 1984
Sam Francis Untitled, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary 1984

Sam Francis Untitled, from Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary 1984

By Sam Francis

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Sam Francis Title: Untitled (from "Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporary Contemporary") Medium: Color Lithograph on Rives BFK Paper Year: 1984 Sheet Size: 42 1/8" x 28 7/...

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Late 20th Century Sam Francis Art

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Paper, Lithograph

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1982
Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1982

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1982

By Sam Francis

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an original artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1982. Lithograph and monotype in colors on BFK Rives. Hand signed and annotated CTP (Color trial proof). The Litho Shop p...

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1980s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1994
Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1994

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1994

By Sam Francis

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1994. Lithograph on vélin paper. Hand signed in pencil by the artist. Numbered on the lower margin. Editio...

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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sam Francis - Mehrfarbige Spirale - Hand-Signed Etching and Aquatint, 1970

Sam Francis - Mehrfarbige Spirale - Hand-Signed Etching and Aquatint, 1970

By Sam Francis

Located in Varese, IT

Sam Francis ( 1923 - 1994 ) - Mehrfarbige spirale - hand-signed etching and aquatint - 40/40, 1970 Additional informaion: Material: Etching and aquatint on paper Edited in 1970 Limi...

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20th Century Sam Francis Art

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Paper, Etching, Aquatint

Untitled (SF-353), Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Sam Francis
Untitled (SF-353), Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Sam Francis

Untitled (SF-353), Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (SF-353), Portfolio: Papierski Portfolio, Year: 1992, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: AP...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sam Francis Signed, Limited Edition Abstract Expressionist Print
Sam Francis Signed, Limited Edition Abstract Expressionist Print

Sam Francis Signed, Limited Edition Abstract Expressionist Print

By Sam Francis

Located in San Rafael, CA

Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Untitled (SF-233), 1977 Lithograph in black on Rives BFK paper, Pencil signed lower right Edition 6/20 Printed by George Page and published by The Litho Shop, Santa Monica, CA. Image: 26in H x 16in L. Full sheet: 30in H x 22in L In vintage acrylic box...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sam Francis Original Color Lithograph, 1965 - “Variant of Fifty”
Sam Francis Original Color Lithograph, 1965 - “Variant of Fifty”

Sam Francis Original Color Lithograph, 1965 - “Variant of Fifty”

By Sam Francis

Located in Phoenix, AZ

This bright colorful lithograph is by California abstract artist Sam Francis (1923-1995). The work is in excellent condition and archivally framed in a period minimalist metal frame....

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Mid-20th Century Sam Francis Art

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Paper

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)
Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)

Limited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis)

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...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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

Untitled

Untitled

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

Aquatint and drypoint 75.9 x 60.6 cms (29 7/8 x 23 7/8 ins) paper size 60.3 x 45.4 cms (23 3/4 x 17 7/8 ins) plate size Edition of 5

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1980s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Drypoint, Aquatint

The Yellow and Black Square (1959), [SF58-133], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis
The Yellow and Black Square (1959), [SF58-133], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis

The Yellow and Black Square (1959), [SF58-133], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Sam FRANCIS (1923-1994) THE YELLOW AND WHITE SQUARE Signed, titled and dated 1959 on the reverse Watercolor on paper 11 by 10 in. (27.9 x 25.4 cm.) Executed in 1959 This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF58-133 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. PROVENANCE Zoe Dusanne...

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1950s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Watercolor, Paper

1995 Sam Francis 'The Whiteness of the Whale' Abstract USA Serigraph

1995 Sam Francis 'The Whiteness of the Whale' Abstract USA Serigraph

By Sam Francis

Located in Brooklyn, NY

Paper Size: 20 x 16 inches ( 50.8 x 40.64 cm ) Image Size: 14.75 x 12 inches ( 37.465 x 30.48 cm ) Framed: No Condition: A: Mint Additional Details: Museum Reproduction Edition...

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1990s Sam Francis Art

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Screen

"Concert Hall Set III" Large original color lithograph
"Concert Hall Set III" Large original color 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

Blue Bones
Blue Bones

Blue Bones

By Sam Francis

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph on BFK Rives, 1964. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. This work is from an edition of 101. Printed by Emil Matthieu Atelier, Zurich. Publish by William...

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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Color, Lithograph

Demeter (L. L.146), Sam Francis
Demeter (L. L.146), Sam Francis

Demeter (L. L.146), Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Sam Francis (1923-1994) Title: Demeter (L. L.146) Year: 1972 Medium: Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper Edition: A.P. III; 34, plus proofs Size: 18 x 24 inches Condition...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sam Francis -- Mehrfarbige Spirale
Sam Francis -- Mehrfarbige Spirale

Sam Francis -- Mehrfarbige Spirale

By Sam Francis

Located in BRUCE, ACT

Sam Francis Mehrfarbige Spirale, 1970 Signed in pencil Edition A.P. (the edition was 40) Image size: 60.4 x 45.3 cm Sheet size: 85 x 68 cm Published by The Litho Shop, Inc., Californ...

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1980s Sam Francis Art

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Etching, Aquatint

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1992
Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1992

Untitled - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1992

By Sam Francis

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an original artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1992. Mixed colored lithograph on velin paper. Hand signed on the lower margin. Artist's proof, aside of the numbered edi...

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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Turn, 1972
Turn, 1972

Turn, 1972

By Sam Francis

Located in Palo Alto, CA

In Turn, Sam Francis Turn, 1972, demonstrates his masterful command of color, gesture, and spatial balance—qualities that made him one of the most influential figures of postwar Amer...

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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Screen

Untitled -  Etching and Aquatint Monotype by Sam Francis - 1989
Untitled -  Etching and Aquatint Monotype by Sam Francis - 1989

Untitled - Etching and Aquatint Monotype by Sam Francis - 1989

By Sam Francis

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled (SFE-072) is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1989. Etching and Aquatint Monotype with color variant on Rives BFK. Editor The Litho Shop santa Monica Jacob...

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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Etching, Aquatint, Monotype

Untitled (SFE-118), Abstract Expressionist Aquatint by Sam Francis
Untitled (SFE-118), Abstract Expressionist Aquatint by Sam Francis

Untitled (SFE-118), Abstract Expressionist Aquatint by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (SFE-118), Year: 1993-94, Medium: Aquatint, numbered in pencil and signature embossed, Edition: 4/20, Image Size: 35.75 x 18 inch...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Aquatint

Untitled, from the Pasadena Box, 1964
Untitled, from the Pasadena Box, 1964

Untitled, from the Pasadena Box, 1964

By Sam Francis

Located in Palo Alto, CA

This Sam Francis 1964, from the Pasadena Box, is lithograph in colors on wove paper, hand-signed by Sam Francis in pencil and annotated 'artist proof'. This striking lithograph from...

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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Chicago International Art Exposition, Abstract Expressionist Poster, Sam Francis
Chicago International Art Exposition, Abstract Expressionist Poster, Sam Francis

Chicago International Art Exposition, Abstract Expressionist Poster, Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Chicago International Art Exposition, Year: 1989, Medium: Poster, Size: 56.5 x 36.5 in. (143.51 x 92.71 cm), Printer: Black Box Collotype ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Offset

No title
No title

No title

By Sam Francis

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1971 Handsigned by the artist in pencil Trial proof signed and annotated "Variant I" on the back Printer : Litho Shop (Santa Monica) Catalog : SF 109 LCD5003

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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Taiaisha, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis
Taiaisha, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

Taiaisha, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Taiaisha, Year: 1986, Medium: Poster, Size: 14.25 x 20.25 in. (36.2 x 51.44 cm)

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Offset

Untitled, 1994
Untitled, 1994

Untitled, 1994

By Sam Francis

Located in Palo Alto, CA

This exuberant circular composition, Sam Francis Untitled, 1994, captures the artist’s unmistakable ability to translate energy, motion, and color into a dynamic visual experience. R...

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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

SFE-080RC

SFE-080RC

By Sam Francis

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Untitled. SFE-080RC. Artwork size : 56 x 76 cm. Frame size : 75 x 97 x 4 cm Museum glass anti-reflective. Signed and numbered 46/75 ex. Sam Francis Archive Number : SF-353. 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...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Etching

Untitled

Untitled

By Sam Francis

Located in New York, NY

Dynamic and bold color lithograph on Rives BFK. One of 20 numbered Hors Commerce impressions, aside from the edition of 176. This stunning print is signed and inscribed "H.C. 10/20" ...

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1980s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Color, Lithograph

Sam Francis 1¢ Life and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn Lithograph, Abstract, 1964
Sam Francis 1¢ Life and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn Lithograph, Abstract, 1964

Sam Francis 1¢ Life and Uncle Sam Loves Marilyn Lithograph, Abstract, 1964

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

Damp (SF 90)

Damp (SF 90)

By Sam Francis

Located in Paris, FR

Lithograph, 1969 Handsigned by the artist in pencil and annotated "Color Trial Proof #5" Publisher : Tamarind Lithography Workshop (Los Angeles) Printer : Tamarind Lithography Worksh...

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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

UNTITLED (1969), [SF69-005], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis
UNTITLED (1969), [SF69-005], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis

UNTITLED (1969), [SF69-005], Abstract Painting by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Hong Kong, HK

Sam Francis (1923‐1994) UNTITLED [SF69-005] acrylic on paper 104.7 x 74.9 cm (41 1/4 x 29 1/2 in) Executed in 1969 Signed and dated on the base This work is identified with the int...

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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Paper, Acrylic

L’étoile (SF-364)
L’étoile (SF-364)

L’étoile (SF-364)

By Sam Francis

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

The final print of Sam Francis. L’étoile (SF-364) 1995. Museum glass anti-reflective. Artwork size : 127 x 78,5 cm Frame size : 147x98x4 cm Edition 6/50 artist blindstamp signature. Stamped by the Publisher. Artist's Proofs: 8 ex. Sam Francis Archive Number: SF-364. Free shipment worldwide. Publisher: The Litho Shop, Santa Monica. 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...

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2010s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Maeght 1983)
Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Maeght 1983)

Color Explosion - Original lithograph (Maeght 1983)

By Sam Francis

Located in Paris, IDF

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 American Modern Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Untitled (Fondation Maeght)

Untitled (Fondation Maeght)

By Sam Francis

Located in New York, NY

A very good impression of this color offset lithograph on Arches. Signed and numbered 17/75 in pencil by Francis. Printed by Imprimerie Arte, Paris. Published by the Fondation Maeght...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Color, Offset

Untitled (SF-106A)
Untitled (SF-106A)

Untitled (SF-106A)

By Sam Francis

Located in Östermalm, Stockholms län

Artwork size : 72 × 102 cm Frame size : 92 x 121 x 3 cm Signed and numbered AP (Artist proof) Edition of 40 + Proofs 8 Artists Proof, 6 Trial Proof, 6 State Proof. Sam Francis Archive Number: SF-106A. Literature: Lembark L108. Museum glass anti-reflective. 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...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)
Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)

Untitled, 1994 (SFP94-36)

By Sam Francis

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...

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20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Canvas, Acrylic

Sam Francis Untitled Blue, Red, Yellow 1986 Signed Lithograph Edition of 55
Sam Francis Untitled Blue, Red, Yellow 1986 Signed Lithograph Edition of 55

Sam Francis Untitled Blue, Red, Yellow 1986 Signed Lithograph Edition of 55

By Sam Francis

Located in Minneapolis, MN

Artist: Sam Francis Title: Untitled (Blue, Red, Yellow) Medium: Color Lithograph Year: 1986 Sheet Size: 25 1/4" x 19 1/2" Edition: 38/55 Inscription: Signed and Numbered in Pencil on...

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Late 20th Century Sam Francis Art

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Paper, Lithograph

SELF-PORTRAIT

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

Firewood
Firewood

Firewood

By Sam Francis

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Sam Francis (1923-1994) is one of the most distinctive and collected 20th-century abstract artists. Francis began painting during convalescence from an injury sustained during a pl...

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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Screen

Deep Blue
Deep Blue

Deep Blue

By Sam Francis

Located in Toronto, Ontario

Sam Francis (1923-1994) is one of the most distinctive and collected 20th-century abstract artists. After serving in the Air Force in WW II, Francis returned to his native Californi...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Exhibition Poster for Metaphysique de vide - Michel Waldberg

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

Galerie Pudeklo, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis
Galerie Pudeklo, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

Galerie Pudeklo, Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Galerie Pudeklo, Year: 1972, Medium: Poster, Size: 27.5 x 19.75 in. (69.85 x 50.17 cm)

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Offset

Untitled (P-5), Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis
Untitled (P-5), Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

Untitled (P-5), Abstract Expressionist Poster by Sam Francis

By Sam Francis

Located in Long Island City, NY

Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (P-5), Year: 1980, Medium: Poster, Edition: 1200, Size: 27.5 x 19.5 in. (69.85 x 49.53 cm), Printer: Bob Blair and George Page at Blair Litho, Los Angeles, Publisher: Centre International de Creation Artistique, Abbaye de Senanquem Gordes, Grance, Reference: Lembark P-5, Description: Poster for a Sam Francis exhibition...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Offset

Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype
Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype

Untitled, 1981, Sam Francis Monotype

By Sam Francis

Located in Los Angeles, CA

Untitled, 1981, unique embossed monotype print on handmade paper. Created at the Institute of Experimental Printmaking by lauded American artist, Sam Francis (1923-1994). The Sam Fra...

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1980s Sam Francis Art

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Ink, Oil, Watercolor, Handmade Paper, Pigment, Monotype

Untitled

Untitled

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

Sam Francis Untitled Circa 1960 Lithograph, Edition of 40 71.9 x 50.8 cms (28.3 x 20 ins) SF17686

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1960s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1994
Untitled, 1994

Untitled, 1994

By Sam Francis

Located in Palo Alto, CA

In Turn, Sam Francis Turn, 1972, demonstrates his masterful command of color, gesture, and spatial balance—qualities that made him one of the most influential figures of postwar Amer...

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1990s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Untitled, 1988
Untitled, 1988

Untitled, 1988

By Sam Francis

Located in London, GB

SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled, 1988 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Screenprint in colours on wove p...

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1980s Abstract Sam Francis Art

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Screen

Untitled

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's chop lower right Publisher: The Litho Shop Inc., Santa Monica, California Printed by Jacob Samuel...

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1980s Sam Francis Art

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Aquatint, Color

People's Jade, 1971
People's Jade, 1971

Sam FrancisPeople's Jade, 1971, 1971

$10,000Sale Price|41% Off

People's Jade, 1971

By Sam Francis

Located in Palo Alto, CA

Created in 1971, Sam Francis People's Jade, 1971 is a color lithograph on Strathmore 100 percent rag paper hand signed by Sam Francis (San Mateo, 1923- Santa Monica, 1994) in pencil ...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Art

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Lithograph

Sam Francis art for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic Sam Francis art available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of art to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of blue, purple, orange and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by Sam Francis in lithograph, etching, aquatint and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Sam Francis art, so small editions measuring 6 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Robert Motherwell, Paul Jenkins, and Theodoros Stamos. Sam Francis art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $70 and tops out at $950,000, while the average work can sell for $8,000.

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