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Wed, Mar 16, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 14

Sam Francis, Attributed: Abstract Expressionist Composition

Estimate: $20,000 - $30,000

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Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Attributed: Abstract Expressionist Composition, Gouache on paper, signature, inventory number, and collection stamp verso, professionally framed. This work is accompanied by a bill of sale from 2007 which lists partial provenance.

One of the twentieth century’s most profound Abstract Expressionists, American artist Sam Francis (1923-1994) is noted as one of the first post-World War II painters to develop an international reputation. Francis created thousands of paintings as well as works on paper, prints and monotypes, housed in major museum collections and institutions around the world.

8 x 5 inches paper' 12 x 9 inches framed.

L2.

Condition

Excellent condition with light toning visible on the bottom edge of the paper.

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