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    SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h...

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    • Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h...
    • Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h...
    • Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h...
    Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h... Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h... Prints:Contemporary, SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1977. Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on h... View More >
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    SAM FRANCIS (American, 1923-1994)
    Untitled, 1977
    Unique monotype with dry pigments, inks, and Windsor Newton oils on handmade paper
    23-7/8 x 28-3/8 inches (60.7 x 72.0 cm)
    Artist's estate stamp verso

    PROVENANCE:
    The Estate of the artist, 1994;
    Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam, 2001;
    Sotheby's, New York, September 26, 2007, lot 214 (label verso).

    LITERATURE:
    P. Hultén, Monotypes of Sam Francis, Stuttgart, Germany, 1994, pp. 52-53, illus.

    NOTE:
    This work identified with the interim identification number SFM77-018 is documented in the research archives of the Sam Francis Foundation. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues.

    More information about SAM FRANCIS, also known as Francis, Sam, Francis, Samuel Lewis, Sam Francis.

    Condition Report*: Scattered foxing and pale discoloration. Framed Dimensions 28 X 31 Inches
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    May, 2015
    30th Saturday
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