Sam Francis American Abstract Oil on Canvas – Sept 12, 2019
Oil on canvas, framed. Featuring an abstract expressionist composition. Signed Sam Francis on the lower left corner. Attributed to Sam Francis (1923-1994, American). 53 x 46.5 cm (21 x 18.5 inches). Framed size: 57.5 x 51 cm (22.5 x 20 inches). PROVENANCE: Southern Ontario estate
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Sam Francis
Sam Francis (1923-1994) was an American artist known for exuberantly colorful, large-scale abstract paintings. He extracted and incorporated elements from Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Impressionism, and Eastern philosophy. As a result combining those elements to create a unique style of painterly abstraction. Additionally, he was influenced by Jackson Pollock and Clyfford Still. Furthermore, he was also closely associated to the works of Helen Frankenthaler, who was more interested in the formal arrangement of the picture plane than the expressiveness of the individual artist. “Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment,” he once reflected.
Born on June 25, 1923 in San Mateo, CA, he briefly served in the US Air Force during World War II but was injured during a test flight. Returning to California, he received his BA and MA from UC Berkeley in botany and psychology before beginning to pursue a career in art. The artist traveled widely during his career, and he was closely aligned with the Art Informel movement while living abroad in Paris during the 1950s.
Francis died on November 4, 1994 in Santa Monica, CA at the age of 71. He was a founding trustee of Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art. Sam Francis’ paintings can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others.
Auction Overview
Richmond Hill, ON – 417 fresh to market items will be available to the discerning buyers and collectors in 888 Auctions’ September 12 auction featuring the finest in FINE ART, LOOSE GEMSTONES & ANTIQUES 2019-09-12. Taking place in the afternoon at 2 PM (EST), bidders will be competing against one another over a variety of items on display.
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