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Untitled

1983

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Garner H. Tullis

Printer, American, born 1939

Experimental Workshop

Publisher

The image displays an array of shapes and lines, with dark blue diagonal lines crossing over patches of vibrant color. A dominant yellow rectangle is centered, bordered by red and blue areas. The background has a textured appearance resembling wood grain. Scattered splashes of blue, yellow, and red are present, with small white rectangular snippets dispersed throughout the composition.

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Artwork overview

Medium

woodcut monoprint on handmade paper
Credit Line

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

sheet: 200.66 × 78.11 cm (79 × 30 3/4 in.)
Accession Number

1991.234.55
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1991, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

the artist, New York; acquired 1991 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Francis, Sam

Exhibition History

1992

Dürer to Diebenkorn: Recent Acquisitions of Art of Paper, National Gallery of Art, Washington, D.C., 1992, no. 106.

Bibliography

1992

Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, pp. 15, 17, fig. 1.

Inscriptions

lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SFM83-365

Wikidata ID

Q75117721

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