Untitled (SFP94-2). 1994.
Acrylic on canvas.
Burchett-Lere SFF 1693. Verso of the stretcher with hand-written inscription "SFP94-2" and inscribed with the date of making "7-10-94". Verso of the canvas with the stamp of the Sam Francis Estate. 22 x 14 cm (8.6 x 5.5 in). [EH].

• Action painting and gestural painting are combined and form a small gem.
• Concentrated, small-format work from the last year of the artist's life.
• The second work from the famous "Last Works" series, created between July and September 1994.

PROVENANCE: From the artist's estate, California (1994).
Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen (June 1996).
Collection Kaare Berntsen, Oslo.

EXHIBITION: Sam Francis: The Last Works, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Los Angeles, May 25 - September 17, 1995 (with illu.).
The Complete (152) Paintings from the Last Studio of Sam Francis, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen (Art Basle 28, Basle). June 11 - 18, 1997 (with illu.).
Sam Francis: The Last Works, Galleri Faurschou, Copenhagen, March 18 - June 5, 1999 (illu. o pp.12-13).
Sam Francis: Color—the Last Paintings, Heiberg Cummings Art, New York, April 7 - May 31, 2011 (with illu.).