Sam Francis

Hurrah for the Red, White and Blue, Variant II
1961

Abstract expressionist painting featuring splatters and large, irregular shapes in blue, green, and brown on an off-white canvas. The composition is dynamic, with drips and splashes suggesting movement and spontaneity.

Abstract expressionist painting featuring splatters and large, irregular shapes in blue, green, and brown on an off-white canvas. The composition is dynamic, with drips and splashes suggesting movement and spontaneity.

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Date
1961

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 19 15/16 × 25 7/8in. (50.6 × 65.7 cm)

Accession number
85.35

Edition
24/50

Publication
Printed by Emil Matthieu; published by Kornfeld

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase, with funds from the John I. H. Baur Purchase Fund

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

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