Samuel Lewis Francis, known as Sam Francis, was an American painter, famous for his non-figurative painting, born on 25 June 1923 in San Mateo (California), died on 4 November 1994 in Santa Monica. He developed in his paintings a new aesthetic of colour, a new conception of the canvas, of the artist’s gesture, thus joining the various movements of his time initiated and developed by American artists such as Rothko, Pollock, de Kooning, Kline.
SAM FRANCIS
Sam FrancisUntitled1978(SF 78-919)Acrílico sobre papel27,9 x 35,2 cmProcedencia:• Galería Delaive, Ámsterdam• Colección privada, Países BajosEste trabajo está registrado en Sam Francis Estate bajo el archivo