Live Auction 2541First Open Post-War Contemporary Art
Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Lot 175

Sam Francis (1923-1994)

Untitled (Homage to Mark Rothko)

Closed7 March 2012

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USD 12,500

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Sam Francis (1923-1994)
Untitled (Homage to Mark Rothko)
signed and dedicated 'for Dr. Marty Nathan Sam Francis' (on the reverse)
acrylic on paper
9¼ x 6½ in. (23.4 x 16.5 cm.)
Painted circa 1979-1980.

Dr. Marty Nathan, acquired from the artist
Margo Leavin Gallery, Los Angeles
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Specialist note

This work is registered in the artist's records and catalogue raisonné documentation files with the archival identification number of SF80-1228 as research is in progress for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper, edited by Debra-Burchett-Lere and coordinated by the Sam Francis Foundation.