Untitled

1967

Sam Francis

Associated Names
Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Irwin Hollander

Printer, American, 1927 - 2018

Hollander Graphic Workshop

Publisher

The image shows an abstract design with bold lines, curves, and splatters in red, blue, yellow, and black against a white background. The composition conveys movement and energy, resembling paint droplets or liquid splashes.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Rives BFK wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of the Collectors Committee

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 43.5 × 56.52 cm (17 1/8 × 22 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.137.1.1

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, no. L87

Associated Artworks

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The image displays bold, curving shapes forming the outline of a large number "9" in a deep magenta hue set against a dark, textured background.

9

Various Artists, Hollander Graphic Workshop

1967

The image shows a large, bold, black half-oval shape with a rounded left edge and a flat right edge against a white background.

Black Form

Ellsworth Kelly, Irwin Hollander, Hollander Graphic Workshop

1966

This is a drawing of an abstract figure. The lines form a vague human-like shape with a large central mass and two vertical extensions. The strokes are expressive and suggest movement and energy. The strokes vary in thickness and density, adding texture and depth. The background is plain, bringing focus to the central sketch. The medium appears to be charcoal or pencil on paper, and the style is reminiscent of modern abstract expressionism.

Clam Digger

Willem de Kooning, Irwin Hollander, Hollander Graphic Workshop

1966

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Sylvan Cole Gallery, New York); acquired 2000 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1992

  • Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 146, no. L87.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: II/XX; lower right: Sam Francis

Markings

embossed: IH [Irwin Hollander]

Wikidata ID

Q75430910

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