Photo © Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) — view this lot on Los Angeles Modern Auctions (LAMA) ↗Untitled (SFE-700), 1982
Aquatint · Paper
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Untitled 1961
Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994)
CHF 21,000 hammer
≈ $21,565≈ £16,926≈ €19,313
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “Aquarell und Deckfarben, zerrissen und zu einer Collage geformt”
- Signed / inscribed
- Rückseitig vom Künstler in Bleistift voll signiert «Sam Francis», datiert «1961», bezeichnet «Tiefenauspital» und dediziert
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 18,5 : 12,7 cm
- Auction house
- Kornfeld
- Sale
- Auction 268: Art of the 19th to 21st Centuries - Part 1 (268)
- Date
- June 15, 2017
- Location
- Bern, Switzerland
- Lot
- 606
- Estimate
- CHF 12,500 – — (≈ $12,836) (≈ £10,075) (≈ €11,496)
- Source
- Auction house kornfeld.ch ↗Retrieved Sep 25, 2026
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