Yunan State III
Artist
Sam Francis
(American, 1923 - 1994)
Date1971
MediumLithograph
DimensionsUnframed: 40 x 28 in. (101.6 x 71.1 cm)
Framed: 45 1/4 x 32 in. (114.9 x 81.3 cm)
ClassificationsPrintmaking
Credit LineGift of the Steinmetz Family Collection
Object number2001.2.5
Label TextSam Francis (b. 1923, San Mateo, CA; d. 1994, Santa Monica, CA) began painting after an injury ended his WWII military service. Throughout his art career, he split time between studios in California, Paris, Tokyo, and Bern. His work balances levity and liquidity, emphasizing negative space.[1:1 Exhibition]
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