Untitled

started 1976, published 1977

Sam Francis

Associated Names
Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Anthony Zepeda

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Mark Stock

Printer, American, 1951-2014

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image shows two large, bold, black triangular shapes, layered with a dense splatter of smaller spots and intricate, swirling lines creating an abstract composition. These triangular shapes are nested within the intricate lines and splatters on a beige background.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 129.7 x 129.3 cm (51 1/16 x 50 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1981.5.108

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, no. L214

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1981 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Bibliography

1966

  • Gemini G.E.L. Sequence List. Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 751.

1992

  • Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 308, no. L214.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 18.32. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Gemini II; lower right in graphite: Sam Francis; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF76-790

Markings

embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: Gemini G.E.L. / Los Angeles, Calif.

Wikidata ID

Q74035465

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