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Sam Francis

American, 1923–1994

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The painterly abstraction of Sam Francis is most often associated with the American Abstract Expressionist movement, but Francis also spent a great deal of time in Paris and became linked with the parallel movement of Art Informel in Europe. …
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Established representation
Represented by industry leading galleries.
Auction
High auction record
$11.8m, Sotheby's, 2016
Overview
Works for Sale (465)
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Notable works

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Career highlights
User
Solo show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 2 more
Group
Group show at a major institution
The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), and 9 more
Institution
Collected by a major institution
Tate, and 3 more
Publication
Reviewed by a major art publication
Artforum, and 1 more
Fair
Included in a major biennial
Venice Biennale National Pavilion, and 3 more
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Related categories
Post-Painterly Abstraction
Abstract Expressionism
Action Painting
Post-War American Art
Modern and Impressionist Art
Gestural Abstraction
Paris Artists
Modern and Impressionist Prints
Line, Form, and Color
Art Informel
20th Century Art
Color Theory
Gestural
Molecular
United States
Post-World War II School of Paris
Light as Subject
Painting
Psychoanalysis
Work on Paper
Splattered/Dripped
Watercolor
Calligraphic

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