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Self-Portrait

1974

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

The image is a sketch of a seated figure with exaggerated facial features and whimsical appearance. The hands are clasped together in front, and the body is outlined in an abstract, fluid manner. There are no clothing details. The figure is in a rectangular frame with darker shading around the perimeter. The background is plain, and the paper is signed “Sam Francis” at the bottom left.

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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: 52.3 x 38.2 cm (20 9/16 x 15 1/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.234.42
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1992, no. A46

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. 410, no. A46.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Sam Francis; lower right in graphite: AP; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF-045

Wikidata ID

Q75117647

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