Price databaseBrowseSell your artwork
Watchlist
Sam Francis

Sam Francis

American · 1923–1994 · Painter, Printmaker

Samuel Lewis Francis was an American painter and printmaker. (Wikipedia)

Own a work by Sam Francis? Get a free auction estimate →

1,413lots offered2001–2026years recorded87%sold (1,192)$4.6kSign up free to seemedian price

16 works by Sam Francis with an auction history (offered more than once) →

4 works by Sam Francis coming up at auction · bid with the house ↓

Record prices

  1. Sam Francis, Deep Blue and Black, Hammer priceDeep Blue and BlackKornfeld · CHF 2,700,000≈ $2,430,297≈ £1,641,649≈ €1,964,353Sign up to see
  2. Sam Francis, Green, 1952, Oil on canvasGreenKornfeld · CHF 2,000,000≈ $2,155,400≈ £1,561,884≈ €1,829,711Sign up to see
  3. Sam Francis, Study for Moby Dick, 1958, Hammer priceStudy for Moby DickKornfeld · CHF 730,000≈ $748,907≈ £586,504≈ €670,643Sign up to see

Sam Francis’s highest prices recorded at auction, ranked in US dollars at each sale-date exchange rate and shown in the currency of the sale (with the buyer’s premium where the house publishes it).

Coming up at auction

4 in forthcoming sales · bid with the house

Listed from the auction houses’ own websites; estimates are the houses’ own, not results.

All filters
Longest side–Reset

1,369 results · page 31 of 35

Sign up free to see all prices. You’ve seen the free realized prices for this month. Artist, title, date, house, medium, size and estimates stay visible to everyone. Create a free account · Sign in
  1. Sam Francis, Untitled (SF 79-014), 1979, acrylic and paper collage on paper
    Untitled (SF 79-014), 1979
    Acrylic · Paper
    13 3/4 x 16 3/4 in.
    Bonhams · · Lot 42
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $12,000–18,000View at Bonhams ↗
  2. Sam Francis, Affiche Moderna Museet Stockholm (SF-16, Lembark L.16), 1960, Lithograph in colors on wove paper
    Affiche Moderna Museet Stockholm (SF-16, Lembark L.16), 1960
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 59/75
    35 5/8 x 24 3/4in (90.5 x 62.9cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 56
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $2,000–3,000View at Bonhams ↗
  3. Sam Francis, Untitled, from Presidential Portfolio (SF-260, Lembark L241), 1980, Lithograph in colors on wove paper
    Untitled, from Presidential Portfolio (SF-260, Lembark L241), 1980
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 128/150
    sheet 24 x 18 3/8 in. (61.0 x 46.7 cm)
    Bonhams · · Lot 57
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $1,000–1,500View at Bonhams ↗
  4. Sam Francis, Untitled (SFP94-66), 1994, acrylic on canvas
    Untitled (SFP94-66), 1994
    Acrylic · Canvas
    20 x 16 in. (50.8 x 40.6 cm)
    Phillips · · Lot 158
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. $50,000–70,000View at Phillips ↗
  5. Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988, Lithograph in colours, on PTI #120 Waterleaf paper, the full sheet
    Untitled (SF-329) (L. L278), 1988
    Lithograph · Paper · ed. 39/50
    S. 114.9 x 71.2 cm (45 1/4 x 28 in.)
    Phillips · · Lot 226
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. £3,000–5,000View at Phillips ↗
  6. Sam Francis, Blue Drawing, New York 1958, Watercolour on Japan laid paper
    Blue Drawing, New York 1958
    Watercolor · Paper
    57.8 x 44.4 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 125
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 60,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  7. Sam Francis, Untitled, 1957, Indian ink on wove paper
    Untitled, 1957
    Drawing · Paper
    22.8 x 16 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 595
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 8,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  8. Sam Francis, Untitled, Circa 1975, Acrylic on Strathmore watercolour paper with blindstamp
    Untitled, Circa 1975
    Acrylic · Paper
    76 x 56 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 597
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 25,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  9. Sam Francis, Bright Jade Ghost, 1963, Colour lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper with watermark
    Bright Jade Ghost, 1963
    Lithograph · Paper
    63 x 90.5 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 1189
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 3,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
  10. Sam Francis, Tono, 1963, Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper with watermark
    Tono, 1963
    Lithograph · Paper
    56.5 x 76.3 cm
    Kornfeld · · Lot 1195
    Unsold / did not meet reserveEst. CHF 1,000–View at Kornfeld ↗
Also offered, result not published (44)

Lots by Sam Francis that were offered at auction where the house did not publish whether they sold. Not counted in any statistics.

Sam Francis paintings (99)Sam Francis oil paintings (15)Sam Francis acrylic paintings (79)Sam Francis mixed media (5)Sam Francis works on paper (301)Sam Francis watercolors (53)Sam Francis gouaches (40)Sam Francis drawings (15)Sam Francis prints (843)Sam Francis etchings (84)Sam Francis aquatints (64)Sam Francis lithographs (595)Sam Francis screenprints (56)

Related artists — American, born 1898–1948

More American artists of the same period