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Lot Description

Sam Francis

(American, 1923-1994)

Untitled, 1976

acrylic on paper

signed Sam Francis, dated and stamped The Sam Francis Estate (verso)

22 x 30 inches.

Property from a St. Louis Gentleman

Provenance:
The Estate of the Artist
Acquired from the above by Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles, in 1997
Stein Gallery, St. Louis
Acquired from the above by the present owner in 2002

Exhibited:
Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Kornfeld, Sam Francis: Ausstellung, Ölbilder und farbige Zeichnungen von 1976 - 1983, March 16 - April 14, 1983, no. 31
Bern, Switzerland, Galerie Kornfeld, Sam Francis: 40 Years of Friendship - Werke 1945 -1990, March 6 - April 30, 1991, no. 54, illus.

Literature:
Debra Burchett-Lere, Ed., Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project, included as number SF76-205, illus.

Condition Report

Sheet: 22 1/2 x 31 inches.

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