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SAM FRANCIS FROM THE IDEMITSU COLLECTION
(FRANCIS, SAM). Ooka, Makoto, Yoshiaki Tono & Mamoru Yonekura. Tokyo: Ogawa Art Foundation & Yayoi Gallery, 1987. First Edition. 4to. Wrappers in Jacket, Slipcased. Artist Monograph. Fine./Fine.. np (112pp), 40 color illustrations. Text in English and Japanese. With an exhibition checklist, biography and exhibition history. This beautifully produced, substantial catalogue was published in conjunction with a 1987 Japanese retrospective of forty works drawn from the Idemitsu collection in Tokyo by noted abstract artist Sam Francis executed between 1948 and 1981. A brand new, most handsome example in the publisher's unprinted glassine jacket and die-cut cardboard slipcase with pastedown, as issued. Inventory Number: 020517