Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
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
Damp
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis
Damp
1969
Lithograph, Edition of 20
66 x 94 cms (26 x 37 ins)
SF14868
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$7,500
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis
Untitled
1978
Lithograph, Edition of 15, 11 unique colour variants
This is one of the unique colour variants
129.7 x 129.9 cms (51.1 x 51.1 ins)
SF17881
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
$14,000
Untitled (SF-311), 1979
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994
San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American)
Title: Untitled (SF-311), 1979
Technique: Original Hand Signed and Numbered Lithograph in Colours on...
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1970s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
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Lithograph
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Aquatint, monoprint with chine collé
85.7 x 68.6 cms (33 3/4 x 27 ins)
Edition of 19 variants
Category
1990s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Monoprint
Senza Titolo III
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
125 x 135.5 cms (49.21 x 53.35 ins)
Edition of 76
76 numbered impressions and 14 artist's proofs
Fabriano Rosaspina paper
Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Bon a tirer'.
Published ...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Color, Etching
Sulfur Sail
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
97.5 x 66 cms (38 3/8 x 26 ins)
Edition of 20
Category
1960s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (CPT)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
91.4 x 81.6 cms (36 x 32 1/8 ins)
Edition of 20
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Aquatint
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
64.8 x 46.3 cms (25 1/2 x 19 ins)
Edition of 3
Paper: Rives BFK
Proofs: 1 UP (Hand colored)
Signed lower left, numbered lower left.
Publisher: Joseph Press...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
$11,000
Senza Titolo I
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
125.5 x 135.5 cms (49.41 x 53.35 ins)
Edition of 58
Signed in pencil, inscribed 'Bon a tirer'.
Published by 2RC Edizioni d'Arte, Rome
Printed by Vigna Antoniniana, Rome, with t...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Color, Etching
Yunan (State I)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
106.7 x 72.4 cms (42 x 28 1/2 ins)
Edition of 15
Paper: Arjomari
Proofs: 1 BAT, 4 AP, 3 TP
Signed lower right of centre; numbered lower left; publisher's chop lower right
Publisher: Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles (SF71 - 407A)
Printed by Lloyd Baggs, assisted by Ron Adams...
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1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Untitled (SFE-081)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Aquatint in colours, 1991, on wove paper, signed in pencil, numbered from the edition of 27, 61.6 x 44.5 cm.
Category
1990s Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
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...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint, Color, Etching
Untitled (red down centre)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
117 x 76 cms (46 x 30 ins)
Edition of 50
Category
1990s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Plate size: 36.8 x 27. 3 cms (14 1/2 x 10 3/4 ins)
Image size: 15.2 x 9.5 cms (6 x 3 3/4 ins)
Edition of 20
Category
1980s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Aquatint
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
Category
1980s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Drypoint, Aquatint
King Corpse, 1986
By Sam Francis
Located in Palo Alto, CA
Created in 1986, Sam Francis King Corpse, 1986 is a unique color trial proof screenprint on Arches cover paper hand signed by Sam Francis (San Mateo, 1923- Santa Monica, 1994) in the...
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1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
$16,000 Sale Price
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Damp
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
66 x 94 cms (26 x 37 ins)
Edition of 20
Rives BFK paper
Proofs: I BAT, 4 AP, 7 CTP, 9 XP
Signed lower left; numbered lower left; publisher's chop lower left.
Published by Tama...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
$7,500
Blue Cut Sail
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
55.9 x 76.2 cms (22 x 30 ins)
Edition of 20
Signed lower left verso, numbered lower left verso, publisher's chop lower left verso.
Publisher: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Los ...
Category
1960s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, 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
...
Category
1980s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
An Other Set (Y) – From the Pasadena Box
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis
An Other Set - Y (From The Pasadena Box)
1964
Lithograph, Edition of 100, experimental proof
39.4 x 57.2 cms (15.51 x 22.52 ins)
SF15493
Category
1960s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-314) Michel Waldberg: Sky Poems
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994
San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American)
Title: Untitled (SF-314) Michel Waldberg: Sky Poems Michel Waldberg: Poèmes dans le Ciel...
Category
1980s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
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...
Category
1970s Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
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 ...
Category
1960s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Color, Lithograph
Price Upon Request
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 ...
Category
1970s Abstract Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
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
Category
20th Century Abstract Expressionist Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Price Upon Request
For Thirteen
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Contemporary Sam Francis Prints and Multiples
Materials
Screen
Price Upon Request
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