Harvard Art Museums > 2008.134: EXP-SF-17-02 Prints Collections Search Exit Deep Zoom Mode Zoom Out Zoom In Reset Zoom Full Screen Add to Collection Order Image Copy Link Copy Citation Citation"EXP-SF-17-02 (Sam Francis) , 2008.134,” Harvard Art Museums collections online, Apr 24, 2024, https://hvrd.art/o/329338. This object does not yet have a description. Identification and Creation Object Number 2008.134 People Sam Francis, American (San Mateo, California 1923 - 1994 Santa Monica, California) Title EXP-SF-17-02 Classification Prints Work Type print Date 1979 Culture American Persistent Link https://hvrd.art/o/329338 Physical Descriptions Medium Mixed media monotype on handmade paper Technique Monotype Dimensions sheet: 79 x 63 cm (31 1/8 x 24 13/16 in.) Inscriptions and Marks Signed: Sam Francis inscription: l.l in pencil: Sam Francis Provenance Recorded Ownership History [Andre Emmerich Gallery, New York, New York], sold; to Gerald McCue, New York, New York, gift; to Harvard Art Museum, 2008. Acquisition and Rights Credit Line Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Gerald McCue, John D. Dunlop Professor Emeritus, Former Dean of the Faculty of Design Copyright © Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York Accession Year 2008 Object Number 2008.134 Division Modern and Contemporary Art Contact am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu Permissions The Harvard Art Museums encourage the use of images found on this website for personal, noncommercial use, including educational and scholarly purposes. To request a higher resolution file of this image, please submit an online request. Descriptions Commentary Sam Francis, an artist who experimented with many forms of printing, ran his own press, the Litho Shop. This print is typical of his style influenced by abstract expressionism and the color field theory. His monotypes, like his later paintings, were done on a horizontal plane. Francis is an intuitive artist that used the motion of his whole arm to apply rich colors creating explosive overlapping compositions that create the depth of space on thick homemade paper. By pressing a plate, smaller than the paper, into the print he constructs an intentional boarder that he then breaks by extending his lines and colors past it. Verification Level This record has been reviewed by the curatorial staff but may be incomplete. Our records are frequently revised and enhanced. For more information please contact the Division of Modern and Contemporary Art at am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
