1985
Sam Francis was an American artist known for his exuberantly colorful, large-scale abstract paintings. His practice incorporated elements from Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Impressionism and Eastern philosophy to create a unique style of painterly abstraction.
Influenced by Jackson Pollock and Clyfford Still, Francis is more closely associated to the work of Helen Frankenthaler, as he was more interested in the formal arrangement of the picture plane than the expressivity of the individual artist. “Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment,” Francis once reflected.
Born on June 25, 1923 in San Mateo, California, Francis briefly served in the US Air Force during World War II but was injured during a test flight. Returning to California, he received his BA and MA from UC Berkeley in botany and psychology before beginning to pursue a career in art. The artist traveled widely during his career, and he was closely aligned with the Art Informel movement while living abroad in Paris during the 1950s.
Francis died on November 4, 1994 in Santa Monica, California, at the age of 71. He was a founding trustee of Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art, and his paintings can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others.
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Window
By Gillian Ayres
Located in London, GB
Gillian Ayres Window, 1980 Signed and dated 'G Ayres 80' (lower right) Oil on paper 75 x 56 cm 29 ½ x 22 1⁄8 inches Gillian Ayres OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) wa...
Paper, Oil
This Sweet and Merry Month
By Gillian Ayres
Located in London, GB
Gillian Ayres This Sweet and Merry Month, 1983 Oil on canvas 91 x 91cm 36 x 36 inches Gillian Ayres OBE (Officer of the Order of the British Empire) was one of the most significant ...
Canvas, Oil
Much is the Force of a Heaven Bread-Poesy
By Gillian Ayres
Located in London, GB
Gillian Ayres Much is the Force of a Heaven Bread-Poesy, 1992 Screenprint in colours, with gouache 59 x 59.5 cm 23.3 x 23.5 inches Edition of 50 Gillian Ayres OBE (Officer of the Or...
Gouache, Screen
Anadyomene
By Gillian Ayres
Located in London, GB
Gillian Ayres Anadyomene, 1983 Signed and dated 'Gillian Ayres 83' (lower left) Oil on canvas 152.4 x 152.4 cm 60 x 60 inches Gillian Ayres OBE (Officer of the Order of the British ...
Canvas, Oil
Untitled
By Roger Hilton
Located in London, GB
Roger Hilton Untitled , 1973 Signed and dated 'Hilton '73' centre left Gouache on paper 20.3 x 33.7 cm Roger Hilton CBE was a pioneer of abstract art in post-Second World War Brita...
Paper, Gouache
Parade V
By Albert Irvin
Located in London, GB
Albert Irvin Parade V, 2002 signed Irvin and dated '02 (on the canvas overlap) Acrylic on canvas 61.0 x 61.0 cm Albert Irvin's energetic paintings are among the most celebrated work...
Canvas, Acrylic
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled 1991 Etching in colours, Edition of 19, Colour Trial Proof 119.4 x 71.1 cms (47 x 28 ins) SF17883
Etching
Composition by Sam Francis - Abstract, mixed media
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
*PLEASE NOTE UK BUYERS WILL ONLY PAY 5% VAT ON THIS PURCHASE. Once an order is placed we will arrange the VAT of 20% to be reduced to 5% Composition by Sam Francis (1923-1994) Acryl...
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
67.3 x 88.9 cms (26.5 x 35 ins) Edition of 50 Signed lower right, numbered lower left. Published by Nantenshi Gallery, Tokyo. Printed by Harumi Sonoyama at Gendai hanga Kobo Co...
Color, Lithograph
Untitled (SFP94-78) (SFF.1754)
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
Sam Francis Untitled (SFF.1704) 1994 Acrylic on canvas 38.1 x 45.7 cms (15 x 18 ins) Provenance: Estate of the artist, California, 1994; Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, June 1996; ...
Acrylic
Untitled, 1970 (SF68-44)
By Sam Francis
Located in Greenwich, CT
Untitled (SF68-44) from 1970 is an acrylic painting on paper with an image size of 41 x 27.5 inches, signed and dated 'Sam Francis 1970' verso, and framed in a custom, closed-corner,...
Paper, Acrylic
Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84
By Sam Francis
Located in London, GB
SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 San Mateo, California 1923 – 1994 Santa Monica (American) Title: Untitled (SF 349), from: Papierski Portfolio 1973/84 Technique: Original Hand Signed and Insc...
Lithograph
