1963
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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Untitled Lithograph by Sam Francis, Abstract, Signed, 1986, Ed. 23/55
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1986 Lithograph on BFK Rives. Hand signed on the lower right margin. Numbered on the lower left margin. Edition of 23/55. Dryp stamp of the Editor The Litho Shops Inc Santa Monica. George Page...
Lithograph
Untitled Lithograph by Sam Francis, 1992, Signed, Ed. 12/50
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1992. Mixed colored lithograph on velin paper. Hand signed and numbered oon the lower margin. Edition of 12/50 The Litho...
Lithograph
Sam Francis - Poster Exhibition - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1983
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Sam Francis - Poster Exhibition is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1983. This print was realized in occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the artist and held in Studio Ma...
Lithograph
Sam Francis - Exhibition Poster - Lithograph - 1983
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Sam Francis - Exhibition Poster is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1983. This print was realized on the occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the artist and held in Studi...
Lithograph
Sam Francis - Poster Exhibition - Lithograph by Sam Francis - 1983
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Sam Francis - Poster Exhibition is a mixed colored offset print realized in 1983. This print was realized in occasion of the exhibition dedicated to the artist and held in Studio Ma...
Lithograph
L'Etoile Original Lithograph, Abstract Style, Signed, Edition 37/50
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
L'Etoile is an original artwork realized after Sam Francis in 1995. Mixed colored lithograph, realized in nine colors a few months after his death. Blindstamp of the artist's signa...
Lithograph
Untitled SF-221, Abstract Lithograph by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
A signed and numbered abstract print by Sam Francis. This bold composition is made up entirely of black on white and lithographed o...
Lithograph
Untitled (SF-355), Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (SF-355), Portfolio: Papierski Portfolio, Year: 1992, Medium: Lithograph on BFK Rives, signed and numbered in pencil, Edition: 50...
Lithograph
SF-197, Signed Abstract Expressionist Lithograph by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sam Francis, noted for his lyrical, colorful abstract works, was one of the first American artists to experiment with "empty-center" painting. Born in 1923 in San Mateo, California, ...
Lithograph
SAM FRANCIS Untitled (Lembark L172) 1974 Color Lithograph on paper, framed
By Sam Francis
Located in Rancho Santa Fe, CA
SAM FRANCIS 1974 Lithograph in colors on Rives BFK paper 22.25 x 39 inches (55.9 x 99.1 cm) (sheet) Ed. 5/100 (there were also 9 artist's proofs). Lembark L172 Signed and numbere...
Archival Paper, Lithograph
Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Insc...
Lithograph
Untitled (SFE-118), Abstract Expressionist Aquatint by Sam Francis
By Sam Francis
Located in Long Island City, NY
Sam Francis, American (1923 - 1994) - Untitled (SFE-118), Year: 1993-94, Medium: Aquatint, numbered in pencil and signature embossed, Edition: 4/20, Image Size: 35.75 x 18 inch...
Aquatint
