Untitled

started 1984, published 1993

Sam Francis

Associated Names
Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

Kenneth Farley

Printer, American, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

The image displays swirling and splattered shapes and lines in an abstract composition. Circular and blob-like forms are scattered across the canvas, with shades of gray, green, and black. The backdrop features fine lines and dots, creating an energetic web that connects the larger forms. Some circular shapes have a concentric pattern.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    color aquatint on Copperplate Deluxe wove paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Lee and Ann Fensterstock

  • Dimensions

    plate: 90.6 x 60.4 cm (35 11/16 x 23 3/4 in.)
    sheet: 107 x 76.2 cm (42 1/8 x 30 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2000.177.105

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, undescribed

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; Lee and Ann Fensterstock, New York; acquired 2000 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1599.

2011

  • Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 18.56. http://www.nga.gov/gemini

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: Gemini III; lower right in graphite: Sam Francis; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF84-3127

Markings

embossed lower right: © 1993 [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: published by Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles

Wikidata ID

Q76357110

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