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Light on fire : the art and life of Sam Francis
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Light on fire : the art and life of Sam Francis

by Sam Francis, Gabrielle Selz

This biography traces the life and career of the twentieth-century American abstract artist Sam Francis. It explores his journey from learning to paint during a lengthy hospitalisation to becoming a highly successful painter and colourful entrepreneur.

Accession 19131 ISBN 9780520310711 Publisher University of California Press
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