Sam Francis

Abstraction
1959

Abstract expressionist painting featuring a dynamic composition of splattered and smeared colors including red, blue, yellow, and black on a predominantly white canvas. The energetic application of paint creates a sense of movement and chaos.

Abstract expressionist painting featuring a dynamic composition of splattered and smeared colors including red, blue, yellow, and black on a predominantly white canvas. The energetic application of paint creates a sense of movement and chaos.

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Date
1959

Classification
Paintings

Medium
Oil and acrylic on linen

Dimensions
Overall: 84 1/4 × 50 1/8in. (214 × 127.3 cm)

Accession number
60.16

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; Udo M. Reinach Bequest

Rights and reproductions
© Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

API
artworks/1769

Sam Francis
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