Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Untitled (SF-348), 1993
Lithograph
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$2,432 ≈ £1,799 ≈ €2,094Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Thumbnail shown for reference only. Kornfeld holds the rights to its photography — see the full images on the original lot page ↗
Auction result
The Upper Red
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1963
CHF 1,600 hammer
≈ $1,888≈ £1,442≈ €1,711
Sign up free to see all prices
You’ve used this month’s free price views. A free account shows the hammer price, buyer’s premium and price realized for every lot — no card, no fees.
Sign up free Sign inGet alerts when Sam Francis sells at auction
Free. New results and upcoming sales, at most one email a day. Unsubscribe any time. Privacy
- Medium
- Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →As published: “Colour lithograph on wove paper BFK with watermark”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed
- Category
- Lithographs
- Dimensions
- 50.2 x 65.1 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
- 1193
- Estimate
- CHF 2,000 – — (≈ $2,360) (≈ £1,803) (≈ €2,139)
- 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 51
As published by Kornfeld.
Own a work by Sam Francis? Get a free auction estimate →
What is a Sam Francis worth? Price guide → · How to sell Sam Francis
Own this work? Add it to My Collection → Private to you, with alerts when comparable works sell.
Similar size by this artist
Works by Sam Francis with a longest side of about 65.1 cm (25.6 in) (±20 %).
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Spring Solution, State (SF-120A), 1972
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$1,792 ≈ £1,325 ≈ €1,543Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Untitled (SF-62), 1967
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$3,072 ≈ £2,272 ≈ €2,645Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Self-Portrait (SF-051), 1976
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$832 ≈ £615 ≈ €716Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Sulfur Water (SF-86), 1967
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$4,480 ≈ £3,314 ≈ €3,857Sign up free to see price
Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Untitled (SF-324), 1975
Lithograph · Paper
Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) · Sep 10, 2026$1,280 ≈ £947 ≈ €1,102Sign up free to see priceMore results for Sam Francis
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗The Upper Red, 1963
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€1,700 ≈ $1,939 ≈ £1,463Sign up free to see price
Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗Métal II (from the vegetable series), Santa Monica, 1971
Lithograph · Paper
PIASA · Sep 23, 2026€2,886 ≈ $3,293 ≈ £2,481Sign up free to see price
Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗Iceland Plate, Rome, 1973
Aquatint
PIASA · Sep 23, 2026€3,280 ≈ $3,743 ≈ £2,819Sign up free to see price
Photo © PIASA — view this lot on PIASA ↗Sans titre I, Rome 1987
Aquatint
PIASA · Sep 23, 2026€8,528 ≈ $9,731 ≈ £7,330Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untiled (SFM81-106), 1981
Print (other) · Paper
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026$11,520 ≈ £8,612 ≈ €10,034Sign up free to see price
Photo © Bonhams — view this lot on Bonhams ↗Untitled, 1979
Acrylic · Paper
Bonhams · Sep 17, 2026$14,080 ≈ £10,526 ≈ €12,264Sign up free to see priceAlso in this sale
Auction 282: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries</P><P>Live Auction · Kornfeld · Sep 10, 2024
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗La paresse, 1896
Woodcut / linocut · Paper
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 115,000 ≈ $134,573 ≈ £103,176 ≈ €122,161Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Superficie bianca 2, 1963
Acrylic · Canvas
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 70,000 ≈ $81,914 ≈ £62,803 ≈ €74,359Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Les Baigneurs, 1980/1981
Other · ed. EA
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 70,000 ≈ $81,914 ≈ £62,803 ≈ €74,359Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗High Tide, 1978
Acrylic · Canvas
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 67,000 ≈ $78,403 ≈ £60,111 ≈ €71,172Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Accente, 1929 - work number 1929.8
Watercolor · Board
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 60,000 ≈ $70,212 ≈ £53,831 ≈ €63,736Sign up free to see price
Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗Carmen, 1967
Lithograph · Paper · ed. VIII/XXV
Kornfeld · Sep 12, 2024CHF 56,000 ≈ $65,531 ≈ £50,242 ≈ €59,487Sign up free to see priceSimilar works
Lithograph results by other artists in a similar price range.
Photo © Davidson Auctions — view this lot on Davidson Auctions ↗Quarry / Local One, 1968
Lithograph
Davidson Auctions · Oct 11, 2026A$1,500 ≈ $1,047 ≈ £792 ≈ €934Sign up free to see price
Shawana, 1981
Lithograph · Paper
Brunk Auctions · Oct 1, 2026$1,100 ≈ £831 ≈ €974Sign up free to see price
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Piramidi, 1986
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€2,600 ≈ $2,965 ≈ £2,237Sign up free to see price
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Menschen in der Straße, 1915
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€1,000 ≈ $1,140 ≈ £860Sign up free to see price
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Rote Blume I, 1960
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€800 ≈ $912 ≈ £688Sign up free to see price
Photo © Venator & Hanstein — view this lot on Venator & Hanstein ↗Saul und David, 1958
Lithograph
Venator & Hanstein · Sep 26, 2026€3,600 ≈ $4,105 ≈ £3,098Sign up free to see priceArtists related to Sam Francis
All Sam Francis results · More from Kornfeld · Art value guides