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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 27, 2017 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Curated | 26 | $****** - ****** | Very Good | HAVING TO DO WITH THE WHALE | ||
Nov 18, 1992 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art - Part II | 125 | $****** - ****** | Very Good | HAVING TO DO WITH THE WHALE |
paintings
182.9 x 121.9 cm (72.01 x 47.99 in)
acrylic on canvas
signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Sotheby's, New York, 18 November 1992, Lot 125
Private Collection, Seoul (acquired from the above sale)
Gallery Hyundai, Seoul (acquired from the above circa 1997)
Acquired by the present owner from the above circa 1998
Exh. Cat., Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive & Amstelveen, Museum Jan van der Togt, Remembering 1923-1994, 2004, p. 112, illustrated in color
Debra Burchett-Lere and William C. Agee, Eds., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, 1946-1994, Berkeley 2011, cat. no. 1357, illustrated in color on DVD I
signed, titled and dated 1986 on the reverse
acrylic on canvas
72 by 48 in. 182.9 by 121.9 cm.
