SAM FRANCIS 1923-1994 AMERICAN OIL PAINTING ON CANVAS ABSTRACT. Sam Francis American Abstract Oil on Canvas. An oil on canvas mounted on board. Size 46cm by 55cm. Signed lower right. Writing on back, "To Margot, love, Sam". Good condition with a bit of yellowing and few spots on back, otherwise perfect condition. Sam Francis was an American artist known for his exuberant large-scale abstract paintings. His practice incorporated elements from Abstract Expressionism, Color Field painting, Impressionism, and Eastern philosophy to create a unique style of painterly abstraction. Influenced by Jackson Pollock and Clyfford Still, his work is more closely associated to the paintings of Helen Frankenthaler. Works such as Around the Blues (1957,1963) show the artist’s interest in the formal arrangement of the picture plane as well as his love of flying in airplanes. “Painting is about the beauty of space and the power of containment,” he once reflected. Born on June 25, 1923 in San Mateo, CA, he briefly served in the US Air Force during World War II but was injured during a test flight. Returning to California, he received his BA and MA from UC Berkeley in botany and psychology before beginning to pursue a career in art. The artist traveled widely during his career, including to Japan where he was influenced by the Gutai group of artists and Paris were he was closely aligned with the Art Informel movement. Francis died on November 4, 1994 in Santa Monica, CA. He was a founding trustee of Los Angeles’s Museum of Contemporary Art, today his paintings can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Kunstmuseum Basel, and the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, among others. The term In Style of used in title and description means that artworks are similar to the artist’s style. After means the artwork is a copy of an existing work. For both kinds of arts, we do not guarantee and do not suggest any authenticity and originality of it. Shipping cost incluing pack ange deliver to US address 50 USD and International 150 USD. We can arrange door-to-door delivery to most east coast address and provide to check perior to pay. Please read our policy carefully: 1. We do not have additional images, all images listed here, and all bidders see the same. 2. No PayPal and Credit Card accepted. 3. We arrange in-house packing and delivery. Shipping cost is listed. No bargain or discount for it. Delivery and US shipping will keep frame, international shipping will remove the frame except buyer pay for shipping cost. 4. We provide in-site pickup and third-party shipper delivery but need payment clear first. 5. Return policy.We only refund hammer price with no exception. Return must be done in two weeks after artworks received. 6. We are open for per-sale and post-sale offer, if offer accept, we will help to complete per-sale and post-sale purchase transaction, same policy as regular purchase. If you do not like our policy, please simply do not bid with us. Thank you.