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Bright Nothing

1963

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image shows a dynamic arrangement of splattered lines and large, looping shapes in blue, red, green, and yellow colors. The forms overlap to create an abstract composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color lithograph on Arches wove paper
Credit Line

Rosenwald Collection
Accession Number

1964.8.2158
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1992, no. L23

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1989

Devon, Marjorie, and Peter Walch. Catalogue Raisonné: Tamarind Lithography Workshop, Inc., 1960-1970. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Art Museum, 1989, no. 768.

1992

Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 74, no. L23.

Wikidata ID

Q65511969

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