1970
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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Lucio Fontana (1899–1968) - Etching and aquatint with gaufrage on paper - 1967
By Lucio Fontana
Located in Varese, IT
Color etching and aquatint with gaufrage on paper, edited in 1967. Limited edition of 170 copies, numbered as 95/170 in lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by artist in lower ri...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Kikuo Saito (1939–2016) - Summer Snail - Color serigraph on paper - 1979
By Kikuo Saito
Located in Varese, IT
Color serigraph on paper, edited in 1979. Limited edition of 160 copies, numbered as 47/160 in lower left corner. Hand signed by Kikuo Saito in pencil in the lower right corner. Pl...
Serigraph
Mario Schifano (1934–1998) - In luce - Lithograph with screen printing on paper
By Mario Schifano
Located in Varese, IT
Lithograph with screen printing on paper, edited in 1988. Limited edition of 331 copies, numbered XX/L Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Very good conditions. Paper ...
Lithograph, Screen
Asger Jorn (1914-1973) - Coloured lithograph on paper - 1969
By Asger Jorn
Located in Varese, IT
Coloured lithograph on paper, edited in 1969. Limited edition of 125, numbered 10/125 in lower left corner. Signed in pencil by artist in lower right corner. Paper size: 56,5 x 45 cm Excellent conditions, directly from ''El circulo de piedra...
Paper, Lithograph
Marino Marini (1901-1980) - MARINO FROM GOETHE IV - Color etching and aquatint
By Marino Marini
Located in Varese, IT
limited edition on Arches Vélin Rives paper Current exemplar numbered as: 42/125 paper size: 91 x 63 cm Ed: ZWR, London P: Labyrinth, Florence on the back, declaration of authenticit...
Etching, Aquatint
Carla Accardi (1924-2014) - Etching and aquatint on paper - 2001
By Carla Accardi
Located in Varese, IT
Etching and aquatint on paper, edited in 2001. Limited edition, numbered “p.a.” (prova d’artista) (artist’s proof) in the lower left corner. Hand-signed in pencil by the artist in th...
Paper, Etching, Aquatint
Sam Francis -- Mehrfarbige Spirale
By Sam Francis
Located in BRUCE, ACT
Sam Francis Mehrfarbige Spirale, 1970 Signed in pencil Edition A.P. (the edition was 40) Image size: 60.4 x 45.3 cm Sheet size: 85 x 68 cm Published by The Litho Shop, Inc., Californ...
Etching, Aquatint
Untitled - Etching and Aquatint Monotype by Sam Francis - 1989
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled (SFE-072) is an original contemporary artwork realized by Sam Francis in 1989. Etching and Aquatint Monotype with color variant on Rives BFK. Editor The Litho Shop santa Monica Jacob...
Etching, Aquatint, Monotype
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
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
Untitled Etching by Sam Francis, Abstract Expressionist, Signed 12/18
By Sam Francis
Located in Roma, IT
Untitled is an original artwork realized in 1989 by Sam Francis. Etching, Aquatint and monotype in colors on BFK Rives Edition including 18 color variations, this one is signed and...
Aquatint, Etching
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
