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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nov 10, 2023 | Christie's | New York | Post-War & Contemporary Art Day Sale | 182 | $****** - ****** | Untitled | |||
May 8, 1996 | Christie's | New York | Contemporary Art (Part II) | 448 | $****** - ****** | Untitled |
paintings
213.7 x 94 cm (84.13 x 37 in)
acrylic on canvas mounted on canvas
signed and dated "Sam Francis 1985" (on the reverse)
Private collection, New York, acquired directly from the artist
Anon. sale; Christie"s, New York, 8 May 1996, lot 448
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, Berkeley, 2011, cat. no. SFF.1164 (illustrated on DVD I).
D. Burchett-Lere, ed., Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, digital, ongoing, no. SFF.1164 (illustrated).
SAM FRANCIS (1923-1994)
Untitled
signed and dated "Sam Francis 1985" (on the reverse)
acrylic on canvas mounted on canvas
84 1/8 x 37 in. (213.4 x 94 cm.)
Painted in 1985.
