Lot 211
- 211
SAM FRANCIS | Untitled
Estimate
200,000 - 300,000 USD
bidding is closed
Description
- Sam Francis
- Untitled
- signed on the overlap; signed on the stretcher
- double-sided, oil on canvas
- 31 1/2 by 15 3/4 in. 80 by 40 cm.
- Executed circa 1948-1950.
Provenance
Collection of Michel Tapié, Paris
Collection of Madame Tapié de Céleyran, Paris
Galerie Rampert, Paris
Gallery Ishibashi, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 1989
Collection of Madame Tapié de Céleyran, Paris
Galerie Rampert, Paris
Gallery Ishibashi, Japan
Acquired from the above by the present owner in August 1989
Exhibited
Paris, Galerie Nina Dausset, Sam Francis: Peintures, February 1952
Watch Hill, Holiday House Art Center, Sam Francis, July 1959
Milan, Galleria d’Arte Cortina, 1971
Tokyo, Idemitsu Museum of Arts; Osaka, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, June 2000 - April 2001, cat. no. 2, p. 14, illustrated in color
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art; Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art; Museum of Art Ehime; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art; Fukushima, Iwaki City Museum of Art; Oita City Art Museum, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, August 2002 - October 2003, cat. no. 2, p. 27, illustrated in color
Watch Hill, Holiday House Art Center, Sam Francis, July 1959
Milan, Galleria d’Arte Cortina, 1971
Tokyo, Idemitsu Museum of Arts; Osaka, Idemitsu Museum of Arts, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, June 2000 - April 2001, cat. no. 2, p. 14, illustrated in color
Toyama, Museum of Modern Art; Chiba, Kawamura Memorial Museum of Art; Museum of Art Ehime; Tokyo, Museum of Contemporary Art; Fukushima, Iwaki City Museum of Art; Oita City Art Museum, Sam Francis: From the Idemitsu Collection, August 2002 - October 2003, cat. no. 2, p. 27, illustrated in color
Literature
Debra Burchett-Lere, Ed., Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings 1946-1994, Berkeley 2011, cat. no. SFF.74, illustrated in color on the DVD
Condition
This work is in very good condition overall. There is light evidence of wear and handling along the edges. Framed under Plexiglas. Recto: Under very close inspection, minor and unobtrusive hairline craquelure is visible along the bottom. Under Ultraviolet light inspection, there is no evidence of restoration. Verso: There is a minor spot of paint loss 4-inches from the bottom edge directly to the left of the black vertical area. Under Ultraviolet inspection, there is no evidence of restoration.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
This work is identified with the interim identification number of SFF.74; SFF.75 in consideration for the forthcoming Sam Francis: Catalogue Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings. This information is subject to change as scholarship continues by the Sam Francis Foundation.