Original Hand Signed and Inscribed Lithograph in Colours on Wove Paper
76.2 x 56 cm. / 30 x 22 in.
This original lithograph is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Sam Francis" at the lower right margin.
It is also hand inscribed in pencil “AP” [artist’s proof], in the lower left corner. This impression is one of fourteen artist’s proofs aside from the standard edition of 50.
This lithograph was created for the portfolio "Papierski" that included 7 different lithographs.
It was published by Editions Daniel Papierski, Paris and printed by l'Atelier Gardner Lithograph, Buena Park, California, 1992.
The seven lithographs were created between 1973 and 1984 and were finally published in 1992 to accompany the publication of the Sam Francis monograph by Yves Michaud in Paris.
Literature: Lembark, W. C. (1992). The Prints of Sam Francis: A Catalogue Raisonné, 1960-1990. Vol I. New York: Hudson Hills Press
Reference: Lembark 349