The upper red
Sam Francis (San Mateo 1923 - Santa Monica 1994)
Lot-No. 361
1963. Lithograph in colours. 50 x 65 cm. Unframed. Lower right artist's stamp, lower left handnumbered 197/300, on the reverse stamp of Kestner-Gesellschaft. Narrow mat burn. - American painter and graphic artist, important representative of abstract expressionism. F. initially studied various natural sciences and served in the army before discovering painting after a protracted injury and studying art in Berkeley from 1948 to 1950. He then moved to Paris. F. exhibited at the Documenta and at the Biennales in Venice and Sao Paolo. Mus.: New York (MoMA), London (Tate Gall.), Ottawa a. others Lit.: Vollmer a. others.
Sam Francis: The upper red
Sam Francis (San Mateo 1923 - Santa Monica 1994)
The upper red
Lot-No. 361
| Date: | 1963 |
| Technique: | Lithograph in colours |
| Dimensions: | 50 x 65 cm |
| Frame: | Unframed |
| Mark/Notation: | Lower right artist's stamp, lower left handnumbered 197/300, on the reverse stamp of Kestner-Gesellschaft |
| Condition: | Narrow mat burn |
Vita:
American painter and graphic artist, important representative of abstract expressionism. F. initially studied various natural sciences and served in the army before discovering painting after a protracted injury and studying art in Berkeley from 1948 to 1950. He then moved to Paris. F. exhibited at the Documenta and at the Biennales in Venice and Sao Paolo. Mus.: New York (MoMA), London (Tate Gall.), Ottawa a. others Lit.: Vollmer a. others.
