Essai

1963

Sam Francis

Associated Names
Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Jason Leese

Printer, American, born 1931

Tamarind Institute

Publisher

The image displays an arrangement of bold black shapes and sweeping lines forming an abstract composition. At the center, there are various irregular circles and crescents resembling a cluster of overlapping stones or planets with textured surfaces featuring speckled and dotted patterns. The larger forms are encircled by multiple curved strokes suggesting billowing ribbons or waves, conveying motion. Surrounding the central shapes are splatters and finer specks akin to scattered drops of ink or stars in a night sky, adding to the abstract quality of the artwork.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    lithograph in black on Arches wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Dorothy J. and Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 40.2 x 32 cm (15 13/16 x 12 5/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1983.18.480

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, no. L33

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. 777.

1992

  • Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 86, no. L33.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Tam Imp; lower right in graphite: Sam Francis

Markings

embossed: [Tamarind Institute]; [Jason Leese]

Wikidata ID

Q74041939

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