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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 16, 2014 | Phillips | New York | Contemporary Art Day | 206 | $****** - ****** | Untitled (SF92-116) | |||
Nov 14, 2012 | Sotheby's | New York | Contemporary Art Day Auction | 278 | $****** - ****** | Untitled (SF92-116) |
paintings
123.2 x 162.6 cm (48.5 x 64.02 in)
acrylic on paper, laid on canvas
Signed "Sam Francis" lower right; further dated and inscribed "10-10-92 for Dean + Rochelle with love & respect" on the reverse.
Private Collection, Los Angeles
Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam
Private Collection, The Netherlands
Sotheby's, New York, Contemporary Art Day Auction, November 14, 2012, lot 278
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner
Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive, Sam Francis: Works on Paper, 1957 - 1994, March 30 - May 15, 1996; New York, Sotheby's S|2, Sam Francis: The Exploration of Color, September 17 - October 14, 2011
Sam Francis: Works on Paper, 1957 - 1994, exh. cat. Amsterdam: Gallery Delaive, 1996, p. 39 (illustrated); Sam Francis: The Exploration of Color, exh. cat., New York: Sotheby's S-2, 2011, cat. no. 37, p. 82 (illustrated)
