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Sam Francis
Towards Disappearance1957-1958

Not on view
Abstract horizontal painting with navy blue paint clusters, drips, and fine blue spatters across a white ground, with small accents of red, orange, and teal
Artist or Maker
Sam Francis
California, active France, Japan, United States, 1923-1994
Title
Towards Disappearance
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1957-1958
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
114 × 169 1/4 in. (289.56 × 429.9 cm)
Credit Line
Modern and Contemporary Art Council Fund
Accession Number
M.70.14
Classification
Paintings
Collecting Area
Modern Art
Selected Bibliography
  • Speer, Richard. The Space of Effusion: Sam Francis in Japan. Zurich: Scheidegger & Spiess, 2020.
  • Speer, Richard. "Sam Francis and Japan: Mutual Influence." Arts of Asia Autumn (2023): 121-129.