Live Auction 1904Post War and Contemporary Art Morning Session
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Lot 159

Sam Francis (1923-1994)

Composition, Yellow and Purple

Closed14 November 2007

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USD 289,000

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Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Composition, Yellow and Purple
signed and dated 'Sam Francis 58' (on the reverse)
watercolor on paper
30 x 22¼ in. (76.2 x 56.5 cm.)
Painted in 1958.

Arthur Tooth Gallery, London
EJ Power, London Marlborough-Gerson Gallery Inc., New York
The Prudential Collection, Newark
Their sale; Christie's, New York, 15 March 2005, lot 183
Acquired at the above sale by the present owner

Specialist note

This work will be included in the forthcoming Sam Francis Catalogue Raisonné edited by Debra Burchett-Lere and is registered with the Sam Francis Foundation as archive numbers SF57-156 and SF58-062.