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Sam Francis

American · 1923–1994 · Painter, Printmaker

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

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Deep Blue and BlackKornfeld · Jun 2010CHF 2,700,000≈ $2,430,297≈ £1,641,649≈ €1,964,353Sign up to see
GreenKornfeld · Sep 2021CHF 2,000,000≈ $2,155,400≈ £1,561,884≈ €1,829,711Sign up to see
Study for Moby DickKornfeld · Jun 2017CHF 730,000≈ $748,907≈ £586,504≈ €670,643Sign up to see

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Sam Francis, Untitled, 1979, acrylic and paper collage on paper — Untitled, 1979
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026
$14,080Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untiled (SFM81-106), 1981, unique monotype with woodcut, oil, dry pigment, watercolor and ink on paper — Untiled (SFM81-106), 1981
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026
$11,520Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1985, Acrylic on paper — Untitled, 1985
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 15, 2026
€10,184Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Sulfur Water (SF-86), 1967, lithograph in colors on BFK Rives — Sulfur Water (SF-86), 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$4,480Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, La Primavera (Spring) (SF-070RC), 1988, etching and aquatint in colors on Fabriano — La Primavera (Spring) (SF-070RC), 1988
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$11,520Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Living in Our Own Light (SF-251), 1976, lithograph in colors on Arches 88 in six parts — Living in Our Own Light (SF-251), 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$3,840Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-236), 1978, lithograph on paper — Untitled (SF-236), 1978
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$6,400Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-324), 1975, lithograph on BFK Rives — Untitled (SF-324), 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,280Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-261), 1981, lithograph on BFK Rives — Untitled (SF-261), 1981
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$960Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, An Other Set – Y (triptych) (from the Pasadena Box suite), 1964, lithograph in colors on Kochi rice paper mounted to board — An Other Set – Y (triptych) (from the Pasadena Box suite), 1964
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$5,376Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-62), 1967, lithograph in colors on BFK Rives — Untitled (SF-62), 1967
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$3,072Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-106A), 1969, lithograph in colors — Untitled (SF-106A), 1969
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$2,560Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-348), 1993, lithograph in colors on 112 Waterleaf — Untitled (SF-348), 1993
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$2,432Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF-326), 1975, lithograph on BFK Rives — Untitled (SF-326), 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,280Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-700), 1982, aquatint on BFK Rives — Untitled (SFE-700), 1982
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$832Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Spring Solution, State (SF-120A), 1972, lithograph on BFK Rives — Spring Solution, State (SF-120A), 1972
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,792Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-600), 1982, aquatint on BFK Rives — Untitled (SFE-600), 1982
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$896Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Self-Portrait (SF-08), 1973, lithograph on Arches Cover — Self-Portrait (SF-08), 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,536Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Self-Portrait (SF-026), 1973, lithograph on BFK Rives — Self-Portrait (SF-026), 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$1,024Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-006), 1982, aquatint with chine-collé on Somerset Satin and Mochizuki rice — Untitled (SFE-006), 1982
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$576Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Self-Portrait (SF-051), 1976, lithograph on BFK Rives — Self-Portrait (SF-051), 1976
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026
$832Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, First Stone (SF-1) (L. L1), 1960, Lithograph in colours, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet — First Stone (SF-1) (L. L1), 1960
Phillips · Sep 3, 2026
£3,096Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, from Michel Waldberg, Poèmes dans le ciel (Poems in the Sky) (L. L272), 1986, Lithograph in colours, on BFK Rives paper, the full sheet — Untitled, from Michel Waldberg, Poèmes dans le ciel (Poems in the Sky) (L. L272), 1986
Phillips · Sep 3, 2026
£1,806Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-075) (L. I114), 1990, Aquatint and monoprint in colours, with Chine-collé to Twinrocker paper, with full margins — Untitled (SFE-075) (L. I114), 1990
Phillips · Sep 3, 2026
£2,064Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled Red (American Foundation) (SFE-080RC), 1992, Etching in colors on Fabriano paper — Untitled Red (American Foundation) (SFE-080RC), 1992
Phillips · Sep 3, 2026
£1,290Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Affiche Kunsthalle Bern (Lembark L.5, SF-5), 1960, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — Affiche Kunsthalle Bern (Lembark L.5, SF-5), 1960
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$1,792Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series (Lembark L.121, SF-112A), 1971, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — Vegetable I, from Vegetable Series (Lembark L.121, SF-112A), 1971
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$4,352Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, For James Kirsch (Lembark L.143, SF-121), 1972, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — For James Kirsch (Lembark L.143, SF-121), 1972
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$4,864Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Her Blue Deeps (Lembark L.151, SF-127), 1972, Lithograph in colors on wove paper — Her Blue Deeps (Lembark L.151, SF-127), 1972
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$4,608Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (Lembark L.172, SF-192), 1974, Offset lithograph in colors on wove paper — Untitled (Lembark L.172, SF-192), 1974
Bonhams · Jul 30, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1978, acrylic on paper — Untitled, 1978
Bonhams · Jun 24, 2026
$64,000Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, East Mother (SF-108) (L. L117), 1971, Lithograph in colors, on Rives BFK paper, the full sheet — East Mother (SF-108) (L. L117), 1971
Phillips · Jun 24, 2026
$4,902Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1989, Acrylic on paper — Untitled, 1989
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 13, 2026
€90,300Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1992, Acrylic on paper — Untitled, 1992
Ketterer Kunst · Jun 13, 2026
€96,750Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Self-Portrait (SF-037), 1973, lithograph — Self-Portrait (SF-037), 1973
Rago Auctions · Jun 12, 2026
$320Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFS-143s), monotype on Japanese paper — Untitled (SFS-143s)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2026
$9,600Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF73-677), acrylic on paper — Untitled (SF73-677)
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Jun 10, 2026
$12,160Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SF61-033), 1961, Gouache on paper — Untitled (SF61-033), 1961
Lempertz · Jun 6, 2026
€27,940Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled [SFE-043], 1987, aquatint in colors on BFK Rives — Untitled [SFE-043], 1987
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026
$7,680Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, An 8 Set-8 (from the Pasadena Box) (SF-68), 1964, lithograph in colors on BFK Rives — An 8 Set-8 (from the Pasadena Box) (SF-68), 1964
Rago Auctions · Jun 3, 2026
$7,040Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1984, lithograph in colors on wove paper — Untitled, 1984
Abell Auction Company · May 31, 2026
$9,375Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Comet (SF85-178), 1985, acrylic on prepared paper — Comet (SF85-178), 1985
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$232,200Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled, 1972, gouache on paper — Untitled, 1972
Phillips · May 21, 2026
$28,380Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (Wheel of Fortune), 1976, acrylic on paper — Untitled (Wheel of Fortune), 1976
Bonhams · May 21, 2026
$25,600Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Vorstellung (SFE-278), 1981, etching on Fabriano — Vorstellung (SFE-278), 1981
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$512Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Point (SF-249), 1975, lithograph — Point (SF-249), 1975
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$3,328Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Metal Cloud (SF-142), 1973, lithograph on BFK Rives — Metal Cloud (SF-142), 1973
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$1,024Sign up free to see

Sam Francis, Untitled (SFE-002), 1982, etching — Untitled (SFE-002), 1982
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · May 19, 2026
$576Sign up free to see

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