Paradise of Ash
started 1981, published 1983
Artist, American, 1923 - 1994
Printer, American, born 1948
Printer, Japanese, active late 20th century
Publisher
Artwork overview
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Medium
two color lithographs on John Koller HMP handmade paper
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Credit Line
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Dimensions
overall: 117.48 × 163.83 cm (46 1/4 × 64 1/2 in.)
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Accession
1988.74.157.1-2
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Catalogue Raisonné
Lembark 1992, no. L247
Artwork history & notes
Provenance
Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles, California; acquired 1988 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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1049.
1992
Lembark, Connie W. The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990, vol. 1. New York: Hudson Hills Press, 1992, pp. 348-349, no. L247.
2011
Ritchie, Charles. Gemini G.E.L. Online Catalogue Raisonné. Washington, D.C.: National Gallery of Art, 2011, no. 18.42. http://www.nga.gov/gemini
Inscriptions
LEFT SHEET. lower left in graphite: N.G.A.; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF81-1033
RIGHT SHEET. lower right in graphite: Sam Francis; lower left verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF81-1033
Markings
LEFT SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
RIGHT SHEET. embossed lower right: © [Gemini G.E.L.]; stamped lower left verso in gray ink: © Gemini G.E.L., Los Angeles
Wikidata ID
Q77262792