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Sam Francis
Untitled (SFM 81-004)
1981
Monotype in oil paint, powdered pigment, ink and watercolor, on handmade paper, the full sheet.
S. 22 x 22 in. (55.9 x 55.9 cm)
Signed in pencil, framed.
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The birth of a monotype is more like a cataclysm. In the making of these prints, Francis uses presses of enormous power, and the color and the paper are fused together in a moment of volcanic magnitude, generating poisonous fumes and great heat. A certain number of required elements are assembled, and in a few seconds the new thing emerges. Pontus Hulten