Attributed Sam Lewis Francis (1923 - 1994) American
Watercolor on Paper
Measure 14 1/4"in H x 21 1/2"in W and 20 1/2"in H x 27 1/2"in W with frame
Known for: Splatter-stain imagery painting, graphics
Name variants: Samuel Lewis Francis
Biography: Sam Lewis Francis (1923 San Mateo-1994 Santa Monica) At the end of World War II, Francis suffered from severe injuries at the backbone. During the medical treatment he got in touch with paintings. From 1948 to 1950 he studied history of arts and visual arts at the University of California in Berkeley. At that time he was influenced by abstract expressionists like Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. In the next years he kept studios in Paris, Bern, Tokio and New York, before he settled down in Santa Monica, California in 1962. In 1964, Sam Francis exhibited at the Venice Biennial 32 and the Documenta III in Kassel. Since the 1970s his oeuvre focuses on action painting as well as various printing techniques such as lithograph, monotype and etching.
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