Sam Francis (1923-1994). Untitled (SFM84-006), 1984. Unique monotype with mixed media on paper. 46-1/4 x 42-1/4 inches (...

Description

Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled (SFM84-006), 1984
Unique monotype with mixed media on paper
46-1/4 x 42-1/4 inches (117.5 x 107.3 cm) (sheet)
Signed in pencil lower right: Sam Francis
Inscribed verso: EXP-SF-67-06-84

PROVENANCE:
Private collection, San Francisco, California.

EXHIBITED:
Brooke Alexander, New York, "Sam Francis: New Monotypes," April 24-May 19, 1984.

LITERATURE:
D. Burchett-Lere, ed. "Untitled, Undated (1984) (0000 / Francis Archive SFM84-006)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project.

Untitled is listed as a unique monotype and was documented in 1984 with the Experimental Workshop identification number written in pencil on the paper verso: EXP-SF-67-06-84) and in 1985 by Francis's studio, the Litho Shop, with the identification number: SFM84-006. The mixed media materials include: LeFranc and/or Windsor Newton oils, dry raw pigments, watercolors, and ink on handmade rag paper.

Francis worked in collaboration with Garner Tullis for many years, creating hundreds of unique monotypes.

In 1972 Garner Tullis and his wife, Ann Tullis, founded the Institute of Experimental Printmaking in Santa Cruz, California. It became the Experimental Workshop (EXP) in 1976 when it was relocated to San Francisco. Garner Tullis left the company in 1982 and opened his own studio, Garner Tullis Workshop (GTW), in Emeryville, California and subsequently print studios in Santa Barbara, New York City and Urbino, Italy. The Experimental Workshop continued to be owned and run by Ann McLaughlin (formerly Tullis) and her husband, printer Will Foo.

This collaborative project was created by Sam Francis with printers Garner Tullis and Will Foo.




More information about Sam Francis. See also: Francis, Sam, Francis, Samuel Lewis Artist.



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