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SAM FRANCIS: CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ OF CANVAS AND PANEL PAINTINGS 1946-1994
(FRANCIS, SAM). Burchett-Lere, Debra & William C. Agee. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press, 2011. First Edition. Large 4to. Cloth in Pictorial Dust Jacket + two DVDs in a Linen Clamshell Box. Catalogue Raisonné. As New/As New. 0-520-26430-4
In conjunction with the publication of "Light on Fire...", we are offering a 10% discount off of The University of California Press list price of $495.00 for this massive, scholarly catalogue raisonné Sam Francis' painted work.
320pp, 130 color and 76 b&w illustrations + 2 DVDs. "This innovative and long-awaited catalogue raisonné brings together, for the first time, all the known paintings on canvas and panel of California-born abstract expressionist Sam Francis (1923–1994) and offers a comprehensive chronicle of his artistic journey. One of the twentieth century’s leading interpreters of light and color, Francis maintained studios not only in New York and Los Angeles, but also in Paris, Bern, and Tokyo, making his reach truly international. Elegantly boxed, it includes a richly illustrated book with an extended essay by Francis scholar William C. Agee and a biographical timeline by editor Debra Burchett-Lere accompanied by two DVDs with color images and authoritative documentation for all one thousand, eight hundred and fifty-plus paintings on canvas and panel by Francis - hundreds of which are reproduced here for the first time." A brand new, most handsome example of this extraordinary undertaking in the publisher's shipping carton.Inventory Number: E211024SFCR
