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Visual Archives: Impressionist, Pop, and Modern Art

Wed, Jul 26, 2023 02:00PM EDT
Lot 178

Sam Francis, Manner of: Abstract Composition

Estimate: $5,000 - $50,000

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Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) Attributed:/Manner of Abstract Composition. Acrylic on canvas, signed bottom right, framed.

Sam Francis was a second-generation abstract expressionist who, with artists like Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, experimented with the expressive use of color. While in Paris, his work became associated with the Tachisme, the French equivalent to abstract expressionism.

21.5 x 22 inches sight, 23.5 x 24 inches framed.

Private Collection

Condition

Very good condition.

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