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Sam Francis
Essai1963

Not on view
Abstract lithograph with overlapping black curved forms and ink splatters on off-white paper, with a mottled central circle and a pale sphere below

Sam Francis, Jason Leese, Essai, 1963, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dorothy and Benjamin B. Smith through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Sam Francis
California, active France, Japan, United States, 1923-1994
Artist or Maker
Jason Leese
United States, New York, New York City, born 1931
Title
Essai
Place Made
United States
Date Made
1963
Medium
Lithograph
Dimensions
Sheet: 15 7/8 × 12 1/2 in. (40.32 × 31.75 cm) Image: 15 7/8 × 12 1/2 in. (40.32 × 31.75 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dorothy and Benjamin B. Smith through the Modern and Contemporary Art Council
Accession Number
M.75.126.124
Classification
Prints
Collecting Area
Prints and Drawings
Copyright
© 2015 Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York