Gallery Delaive, Amsterdam
Acquired from the above by the present owner

Amsterdam, Gallery Delaive; Amstelveen, Museum Jan van der Togt, Sam Francis Remembering 1923-1994, 2004, p. 80, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)
Bratislava, Danubania Meulensteen Art Museum, Sam Francis: Retrospective in Blue, 2010, p. 243, illustrated in color (another example exhibited)

This work is in very good and sound condition overall. The irregularities to the patina appear inherent to the artist’s intent and chosen medium, and the signs of wear to both the work and its base, such as a few white drip accretions and some light rust, are to be expected of a work installed in an outdoor environment. Some dust and fibers have accumulated in the insides of the work.
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"Francis later became interested in Eastern thought and in the spirit of Zen. The writer Alan Watts tells us that 'Zen artists understand better than any others the value of empty spaces, and in a certain sense what they left out was more important than what they put in.' Francis, especially in his later work, has approached a unification of man and the elements which is essential if one is to achieve Satori."

Susan Einstein
Peter Selz, Ed., Sam Francis, New York 1975, p. 128