Untitled
This compelling diptych by Sam Francis showcases his distinctive abstract expressionist style through dynamic black and blue forms with energetic splatters on a pristine white ground. As a lithograph, it exemplifies his mastery of printmaking, offering a powerful visual statement. This piece is a significant example of Francis's work from the early 1980s, highly sought after by collectors.
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- Lithograph in two parts
Notes
This piece might be titled "Untitled (SF-273)", created in 1981
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Helen Frankenthaler
American · b. 1928
Frankenthaler worked extensively in printmaking and lithography, producing bold abstract compositions with fluid color forms on open white grounds that closely parallel the dynamic black and blue spatial language seen in this Francis diptych.
Joan Mitchell
American · b. 1925
Mitchell created energetic abstract works with gestural marks and expressive color clusters set against open grounds, sharing Francis's vocabulary of dynamic splattered and brushed forms in a distinctly abstract expressionist printmaking and painting practice.
Walasse Ting
Chinese American · b. 1929
Ting collaborated directly with Sam Francis and produced lithographs featuring similarly exuberant splattered ink forms and bold gestural marks on white grounds, making his printmaking output among the closest visual parallels to this specific diptych.
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