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Original etching and aquatint. Hand-signed and numbered. // This striking etching and aquatint by Sam Francis presents a luminous white organic form floating against a deep grey-brown ground, with dramatic black splatters and gestural marks radiating from a dense central mass. The work exemplifies Francis's characteristic dialogue between open white space and explosive gestural energy — his hallmark contribution to lyrical Abstract Expressionism. Printed with exceptional tonal range, the aquatint passages create atmospheric depth while the etched lines add calligraphic precision. A powerful and rare intaglio work from the California master's mature period.
Island Plate, 1973
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Original etching and aquatint. Hand-signed and numbered. // This striking etching and aquatint by Sam Francis presents a luminous white organic form floating against a deep grey-brown ground, with dramatic black splatters and gestural marks radiating from a dense central mass. The work exemplifies Francis's characteristic dialogue between open white space and explosive gestural energy — his hallmark contribution to lyrical Abstract Expressionism. Printed with exceptional tonal range, the aquatint passages create atmospheric depth while the etched lines add calligraphic precision. A powerful and rare intaglio work from the California master's mature period.
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Sam Francis
Untitled (from The Fresh Air School Portfolio), 1972
Limited Edition Print
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EUR 1,850
What is action painting?
Action Painting is a style of painting where the physical act of creating art—such as gestural brushstrokes, splashing or dripping paint, or moving and dancing while applying paint—is considered essential to the artwork itself. This approach emphasizes the artist's movement and spontaneity as integral to the creative process.
