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 Sam Francis  (1923 - 1994)

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Lived/Active: California / Japan/France      Known for: splatter-stain imagery painting, graphics
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QUICK FACTS AND KEYWORDS for Sam Francis
Birth/Death Lived/Active Often Known For
- 1923 (San Mateo, California)
- 1994 (Santa Monica, California)
California / Japan/France splatter-stain imagery painting, graphics
Methods
* Easel Painting
* Palette Knife
* Printmaking/Graphics

  
Mediums
* Acrylic
* Charcoal
* Collage
* Gouache
* Mixed-Media/Multi-Media
* Oil Paint
* Pen and Ink Drawing
* Printmaking Specialty
* Stained Glass
* Tempera
* Watercolor/Watercolour

  
Styles
* Abstract Expressionism
* Abstraction

  
Subjects
* Self-Portrait

  
Geography/Places Lived and/or Worked
* Europe
* Japan
* Monterey/Carmel California

  
Some Exhibitions
* Museum of Modern Art, New York
* Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts
* Whitney Museum of American Art

  
Teachers
* David Park

  
Schools
* California School of Fine Art-Student

  
Chronology
* Early 20th Century Before 1950
* Late 20th Century After 1950

  
Some Collections
* Allan & Susan Marion Collection
* Art Enterprises Collection
* Richard Weisman Collection

  
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© 2001 Estate of Sam Francis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

  
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