A Sail by Sam Francis, 1969, Colour lithograph on wove paper BFK, sold Sep 2024

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A Sail

Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1969

CHF 1,500 hammer

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Medium: Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →
As published: “Colour lithograph on wove paper BFK”
Support: Paper
Edition: 3/20
Signed / inscribed: Signed
Category: Lithographs
Dimensions: 55.9 x 76.2 cm
Auction house: Kornfeld
Sale: Auction 282: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries</P><P>Live Auction (282)
Date: September 10, 2024
Location: Bern, Switzerland
Lot: 1200
Estimate: CHF 1,500 – — (≈ $1,770) (≈ £1,352) (≈ €1,604)
Source: Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 25, 2026

Provenance (1)

Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection, Bern, with the collector's stamp on the reverse, Lugt 913b

Literature (1)

Catalogue raisonné: Lembark/Page L 103

As published by Kornfeld.

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