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Tono by Sam Francis, 1963, Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper with watermark, offered Sep 2025Photo © Kornfeld — view this lot on Kornfeld ↗

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Tono

Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1963

Unsold / did not meet reserve

Estimate CHF 1,000 (≈ $1,259) (≈ £928) (≈ €1,072)

Offered at Kornfeld and passed / bought in. Counted in the artist’s sell-through rate; no price, so not in price averages.

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Medium
Lithograph · Prints & multiples all lithograph results →
As published: “Lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper with watermark”
Support
Paper
Signed / inscribed
Signed by the artist in pencil
Category
Lithographs
Dimensions
56.5 x 76.3 cm
Auction house
Kornfeld
Sale
Auction 287: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries - Live Auction (287)
Date
September 9, 2025
Location
Bern, Switzerland
Lot
1195
Estimate
CHF 1,000 – — (≈ $1,259) (≈ £928) (≈ €1,072)
Source
Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗
Retrieved Sep 28, 2026
Provenance (1)
  • The Eberhard W. Kornfeld Collection, Bern, with the collector's stamp on the back, Lugt 913b
Literature (1)
  • Catalogue raisonné: Lembark/Page L 39

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