Sam Francis The Upper Red. 1963. Farblithographie... Lot n° 5

American Modernism Abstract Expressionism Sam Francis The Upper Red. 1963. color lithograph on BFK Rives-Velin (w. watermark). 50.3 x 65.5 cm. With Chinese signature stamp and numbered. - Very slight crease top right and bottom center, verso traces of eh. Mounting, partly with light paper abrasion, small pencil annotations and faint soiling in two places, overall very good. Splendid print in 4 colors of 4 stones of the format-filling, expressive representation, reproducing a magnificent intermingling color spectrum. Lembark L. 51, SF-48. - One of 300 copies. - Copy of the second edition, published by the Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, 1964. Published as their annual gift (with stamp on verso). Color lithograph on BFK Rives wove paper (with watermark). With Chinese signature stamp as well as numbered. - Very light crease mark on upper right and lower middle, traces from previous mounting on the verso, partly with light paper abrasion, small pencil annotation and very light dirt trace in two spots, all in all very good. Splendid, a wonderfully interlocking color spectrum showing impression in 4 colors from 4 stones of the format-filling, expressive depiction. - One of 300 copies. - Copy from the second edition, published by Kestner-Gesellschaft Hannover, 1964. Published as their annual gift (with stamp on the verso).