Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project
Catalogue Entry
SFF4.54 (Francis Archive SF46-004)
[?]
Ink on paper
30.48 x 45.72 cm (12 x 18 in.) (irregular, torn paper)
Artist date designation: Dated as 1946
Inscriptions: Signed and dated on verso in black ink: Sam 1946
Additional notations: Notated by studio assistant in pencil on paper verso with the Litho Shop identification number and dimensions in pencil: SF46-004 12" x 18"
Creation location: San Francisco
Collection: Sam Francis Foundation, California (2004)
Notes
The artwork was part of the artist’s estate as of November 1994 and stamped on paper verso with the Sam Francis Estate logo and facsimile signature stamps.
Archival Material
Fort Miley Hospital
1940s
1940s, Postcard of Fort Miley Veterans' Hospital/Administration Facility, San Francisco
Courtesy Smith News Co., San Francisco
Fort Miley hospital
ca. 1946
Sam Francis on balcony at Fort Miley hospital, San Francisco
Record last updated August 22, 2024. Please note that the information on this and all pages is periodically reviewed and subject to change.
Current catalogue view includes a section of unique works on paper, canvas and panel paintings, limited editions, sculpture and ephemeral pieces
of the artist's oeuvre and will beupdated continuously, sometimes out of chronological order.
Citation: Burchett-Lere, Debra, ed. "[?], Dated as 1946 (SFF4.54)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project. cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=189 (accessed on August 15, 2026). [ISBN-13: 978-1-7339663-1-3]
of the artist's oeuvre and will beupdated continuously, sometimes out of chronological order.
Citation: Burchett-Lere, Debra, ed. "[?], Dated as 1946 (SFF4.54)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project. cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=189 (accessed on August 15, 2026). [ISBN-13: 978-1-7339663-1-3]