Paradise of Ash

started 1981, published 1983

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

James Reid

Printer, American, born 1948

Yasutoshi Ishibashi

Printer, Japanese, active late 20th century

Gemini G.E.L.

Publisher

Artwork overview

  • Medium

    two color lithographs on John Koller HMP handmade paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of Gemini G.E.L. and the Artist

  • Dimensions

    overall: 117.48 × 163.83 cm (46 1/4 × 64 1/2 in.)

  • Accession

    1988.74.157.1-2

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Lembark 1992, no. L247

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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 Los Angeles, California: Gemini G.E.L., unpublished, no. 1049.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


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