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Self-Portrait

1974

Sam Francis

Associated Names

Sam Francis

Artist, American, 1923 - 1994

The image shows an abstract representation of a person's face, focusing on close-up facial features. It depicts a forward-facing face with one eye, eyebrows, nose, and lips, outlined with bold lines. The artwork appears to be created using a printmaking or drawing technique, using a monochromatic palette and expressive, sketch-like texture. The plain background contrasts with the darker tones of the face. No additional objects are shown in the image.

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Artwork overview

Medium

lithograph in tan and 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

image: 19.9 x 16.4 cm (7 13/16 x 6 7/16 in.)
sheet: 44.2 x 34.7 cm (17 3/8 x 13 11/16 in.)
Accession Number

1991.234.44
Catalogue Raisonné

Lembark 1992, no. A48

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. A48.

Inscriptions

lower right on plate: Aug 3 73; lower right in graphite: Sam Francis 3/6; lower center verso in graphite by unknown hand: SF-049

Wikidata ID

Q75117664

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