Sam Francis More 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

Sam FrancisLimited Signed Deluxe Monograph with Slipcase (signed & numbered by Sam Francis), 1982

$1,800

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 More Art

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

Helen FrankenthalerFrankenthaler, Mary Mary 1991, New York City, Lincoln Center, 1991

$1,036Sale Price|20% Off

H 49 in W 32 in

Frankenthaler, Mary Mary 1991, New York City, Lincoln Center

By Helen Frankenthaler

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: After Helen Frankenthaler (1928-2011) Title: Mary Mary (Lincoln Center Honorary) Year: 1991 Medium: Offset lithograph poster on extra thick Somerset paper Edition: 2000 Size...

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1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Sam FrancisUntitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght) Poster /// Sam Francis Abstract Expression, 1983

$480Sale Price|20% Off

H 39.13 in W 25.13 in

Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght) Poster /// Sam Francis Abstract Expression

By Sam Francis

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Title: "Untitled (SF-229P) (Fondation Maeght)" Year: 1983 Medium: Original Offset-Lithograph, Exhibition Poster on light wove paper Limited ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Willem de KooningUntitled - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985, 1985

$309

H 14.57 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in

Untitled - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Roma, IT

Untitled is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1958. Signed o the plate on the lower. The print suite was realized i...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Lee KrasnerLee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster, 1984

$900

H 24.07 in W 36 in

Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration) Poster

By Lee Krasner

Located in Saint Augustine, FL

Artist: (after) Lee Krasner (American, 1908-1984) Title: "Lee Krasner: A Retrospective - The Museum of Modern Art (Celebration)" *Signed and dated in the plate (printed signature) lo...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Francis BaconBacon, Portrait Isabel Rawsthorne, 2003 (after), 2003

$236Sale Price|20% Off

H 39.25 in W 27.5 in

Bacon, Portrait Isabel Rawsthorne, 2003 (after)

By Francis Bacon

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Portrait Isabel Rawsthorne Year: 2003 Medium: Offset Lithograph on premium paper Size: 39.25 x 27.5 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Publis...

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Early 2000s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Willem de KooningWoman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985, 1985

$333

H 14.57 in W 20.48 in D 0.04 in

Woman - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Roma, IT

Woman is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1952. Signed o the plate on the lower. The print suite was realized in a...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Larry RiversGershwin Brothers, after Larry Rivers, 1968

$239Sale Price|20% Off

H 37 in W 26 in

Gershwin Brothers, after Larry Rivers

By Larry Rivers

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: After Larry Rivers (1923-2002) Title: Gershwin Brothers, exhibition poster Year: 1966 Medium: Lithograph on wove paper Size: 37 x 26 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Publis...

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Matsumi KanemitsuSecond Wave Abstract Expressionist Lithograph - Abstraction with Red Dot, Signed, 1980

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 32 in W 24 in D 0.25 in

Second Wave Abstract Expressionist Lithograph - Abstraction with Red Dot, Signed

By Matsumi Kanemitsu

Located in Soquel, CA

New York School Abstract Expressionist Lithograph --Abstraction with Red Dot A compelling late-period lithograph (Edition 8/30, 1980) by Matsumi ("Mike") Kanemitsu (Japanese/Americ...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Paper, Ink, Lithograph

Francis BaconBacon, Le Boeuf, 1986, 1986

$316Sale Price|20% Off

H 30.75 in W 18 in

Bacon, Le Boeuf, 1986

By Francis Bacon

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: After Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Le Boeuf, exhibition poster Year: 1986 Medium: Offset Lithograph on premium paper Size: 30.75 x 18 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by Foundation Maeght FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992) Francis Bacon has a distinctive style as a figure painter. In his mature style, developed in the 1950s, the paintings include images of either friends or lovers, or images of people found in movie stills...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Offset

Francis BaconBacon, Untitled, 1987 (after), 1987

$316Sale Price|20% Off

H 26.25 in W 19.75 in

Bacon, Untitled, 1987 (after)

By Francis Bacon

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Untitled Year: 1987 Medium: Offset Lithograph on premium paper Size: 26.25 x 19.75 inches Condition: Excellent Notes: Published by Galerie Le...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Francis BaconBacon, Personnage Couche 1966, 1966

$476Sale Price|20% Off

H 28 in W 17.75 in

Bacon, Personnage Couche 1966

By Francis Bacon

Located in Fairfield, CT

Artist: After Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Title: Personnage Couche, exhibition poster Year: 1966 Medium: Offset Lithograph on wove paper Size: 28 x 17....

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1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

Willem de KooningWorking Man - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985, 1985

$237

H 20.48 in W 14.57 in D 0.04 in

Working Man - Offset and Lithograph after Willem De Kooning - 1985

By Willem de Kooning

Located in Roma, IT

Working Man is an offset and lithograph print realized on Fabriano Paper after a drawing by Willem De Kooning of 1937. Signed o the plate on the lower. The print suite was realize...

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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

Materials

Lithograph, Offset

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Sam FrancisWhite Bone, 1971

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H 27 in W 39 in

White Bone

By Sam Francis

Located in New York, NY

Color lithograph on Arches 300-gram paper, 1971. Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right. A printer's proof, aside from the numbered edition of 69. Inscribed "PP2" (for printe...

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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis More Art

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Lithograph, Color

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