Photo © Ketterer Kunst — view this lot on Ketterer Kunst ↗Untitled, 1985
Acrylic · Paper
Ketterer Kunst · Sep 15, 2026€10,184 ≈ $11,751 ≈ £8,716Sign up free to see price
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Sam Francis (American, 1923–1994) · 1955
$187,500 price realized incl. premium
≈ £144,486≈ €165,988
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- Medium
- Watercolor · Works on paper all watercolor results →As published: “watercolor on paper”
- Support
- Paper
- Signed / inscribed
- Signed and dated "Sam Francis 1955" on the reverse
- Category
- Watercolors
- Dimensions
- 9 1/2 x 7 1/2 in. (24.1 x 19.1 cm.)
- Auction house
- Phillips
- Sale
- 20th Century & Contemporary Art Day Sale, Morning Session (NY010818)
- Date
- November 14, 2018
- Location
- New York
- Lot
- 115
- Estimate
- $50,000 – $70,000 (≈ £38,530 – £53,942) (≈ €44,263 – €61,969)
- Source
- Auction house phillips.com ↗Retrieved Sep 26, 2026
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