Sam Francis (1923-1994) Untitled (Blue Balls)
signed and dated 'Sam Francis 61' (on the reverse)
gouache on paper
15 3/8 x 10 ½in. (39.1 x 26.7cm.)
Executed in 1961
Sam Francis (1923-1994) Untitled (Blue Balls)
signed and dated 'Sam Francis 61' (on the reverse)
gouache on paper
15 3/8 x 10 ½in. (39.1 x 26.7cm.)
Executed in 1961
The Litho Shop, Santa Monica. Acquired from the above by the present owner in 1993.
Pasadena, Pasadena Museum of California Art, Sam Francis: Five Decades of Abstract Expressionism from California Collections, 2013-2014, no. 42 (illustrated in colour, p. 85).
This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF61-1041 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Unique Works on Paper. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.
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