Sam Francis (1923-1994)

This work is identified with the interim identification number of SF59-547 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.

“Color is light on fire. Each color is the result of burning, for each substance burns with a particular color.” (Francis, quoted in J. Butterfield, Sam Francis, exh. cat., Los Angeles, 1980, pp. 9-10)