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    Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an...

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    • Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an...
    • Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an...
    • Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an...
    Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an... Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an... Paintings, Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994). Untitled, 1984. Acrylic on canvas. 12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm). Signed an... View More >
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    Description

    Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994)
    Untitled, 1984
    Acrylic on canvas
    12-1/2 x 10-3/4 inches (31.8 x 27.3 cm)
    Signed and inscribed verso: For Ed / love from Sam / Sam Francis

    PROVENANCE:
    Edwin Janss, Jr., California;
    Dagny Janss Corcoran, California;
    Butterfield & Butterfield, San Francisco, California, October 23, 1997, lot 5374 [Sold to benefit the Alliance for the Arts Plaza, Thousand Oaks, California];
    Private collection, Los Angeles, California, acquired from the above.

    NOTE:
    This work is included in the Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings, published by the University of California Berkeley Press (UC Press: 2011) under the No. SFF.1104 and is also registered in the archives of the Sam Francis Foundation with the No. SFP84-309. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.

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



    Condition Report*: This work remains in very good condition. Framed Dimensions 13.5 X 12 Inches
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    Auction Dates
    November, 2015
    14th Saturday
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