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Washington, DC 20565

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Open late until 8:00 p.m. on select nights
Through September 5
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Celebrating American art and artists
Art & Artists
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Artists Reimagining the Collection
Meet the 50 makers selected from more than 1,600 submissions

Coldest Stone

1960

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

The image features sweeping, thick lines and splatters of blue paint forming an abstract design on the canvas. It creates a sense of movement and dynamism, with patches of green and splashes of red adding to the overall composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

color lithograph
Credit Line

Gift of the Woodward Foundation, Washington, D.C.
Accession Number

1976.56.23
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1992, no. L15

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Woodward Foundation, Washington, DC; acquired 1976 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Woodward Foundation

Bibliography

1992

Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 66, no. L15.

Wikidata ID

Q65577130

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