Deft and Sudden Gain

started 1975, published 1976

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Serge Lozingot

Printer, French, born 1935

James Webb

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Edward Henderson

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Mark Stock

Printer, American, born 1951

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color lithograph on Arches 88 wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Benjamin B. Smith

  • Dimensions

    sheet: 129 x 129 cm (50 13/16 x 50 13/16 in.)

  • Accession

    1985.47.42

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, no. L217

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Benjamin B. Smith, Beverly Hills, California; acquired 1985 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 710.

1992

  • Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 312, no. L217.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 18.31. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 33/38; lower center in graphite: Sam Francis; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF75-730

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q74067826

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