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Self-Portrait

1974

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

The image shows a portrait of a person focused on their face. The facial features such as eyebrows, eyes, nose, and lips are depicted with detail. The expression is neutral, and the eyes are partially closed. The head shape is rounded with minimal hair details. The person appears without clothing, against a textured background. The artwork is signed "Sam Francis" at the bottom.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in gray on Rives BFK wove paper
Credit Line

Gift of Sam Francis, in Honor of the 50th Anniversary of the National Gallery of Art
Dimensions

sheet: 58.9 x 43.9 cm (23 3/16 x 17 5/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.234.41
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1992, no. A44

Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1992

Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, p. 409, no. A44.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: AP; lower center in graphite: Sam Francis; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF-043

Wikidata ID

Q75117644

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