Sam Francis

Very First Stone
1959–1968

A vertical abstract artwork featuring bold blue brushstrokes on a white background. The top of the image has a thick, horizontal navy blue stroke, and below it is a larger, roughly circular patch of overlapping strokes in various shades of blue. Splatters and drips of blue paint are scattered around the central shapes, suggesting a dynamic, expressive painting technique. There is handwritten text at the bottom of the artwork.

A vertical abstract artwork featuring bold blue brushstrokes on a white background. The top of the image has a thick, horizontal navy blue stroke, and below it is a larger, roughly circular patch of overlapping strokes in various shades of blue. Splatters and drips of blue paint are scattered around the central shapes, suggesting a dynamic, expressive painting technique. There is handwritten text at the bottom of the artwork.

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Date
1959–1968

Classification
Prints

Medium
Lithograph

Dimensions
Sheet: 31 1/4 × 22 1/2in. (79.4 × 57.2 cm) Image: 20 × 14in. (50.8 × 35.6 cm)

Accession number
70.69

Edition
2/25 | First state

Publication
Printed and published by Universal Limited Art Editions, Inc.

Credit line
Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; purchase

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

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Sam Francis
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