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Sam Francis

by Sam Francis, Peter Selz, Susan Einstein, Jan Butterfield

This monograph explores the career of abstract expressionist Sam Francis, analysing his artistic development and experimental printmaking. It includes essays on his innovations in graphics, alongside illustrations, documentary photographs, a chronology, and a bibliography.

Accession 16093 ISBN 0810909286 Publisher Harry N. Abrams, Inc.
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Susan Einstein, Jan Butterfield, Sam Francis, Peter Selz
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