Sam Francis (1923-1994). California Blue Coast (SF49-020), 1949. Gouache on paper. 14 x 17-1/2 inche...

Description

Sam Francis (1923-1994)
California Blue Coast (SF49-020), 1949
Gouache on paper
14 x 17-1/2 inches (35.6 x 44.5 cm)
Signed, dated, and titled on the reverse: Sam Francis / 'California Blue Coast' / 1949
Notated by studio assistant on verso with the Litho Shop identification numbers in pencil: Sf4-35H Sf49-020

PROVENANCE:
The artist;
The Sam Francis Estate, Santa Monica, California, as of 1994;
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, California, 1999;
Private collection, Colorado;
Private collection, Miami, Florida.

EXHIBITED:
Manny Silverman Gallery, Los Angeles, "Sam Francis: Selected Works," April 17-May 29, 1999, no. 3, checklist, no ill.

LITERATURE:
D. Burchett-Lere, ed. "California Blue Coast, Dated as 1949 (SFF4.106)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project. cr.samfrancisfoundation.org.


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

Estimate: $40,000 - $60,000.

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