Sam Francis Online Catalogue Raisonné Project
Catalogue Entry
SFF5.119 (Francis Archive SF52-059)
Red
Gouache and watercolor on paper
24 x 19.6 cm (9 7/16 x 7 3/4 in.)
Artist date designation: Dated as 1952
Inscriptions: Signed and dated on paper verso in red paint: Sam Francis 1952
Creation location: Paris
Collection: Donald Rubin Fine Art, New York
Literature References
Kunst des 19 bis 21, Jahrhunderts. Bern: Galerie Kornfeld, September 11, 2025. Auction catalogue, lot no. 592, ill. in color.
Notes
Notated by Galerie Kornfeld und Klipstein in pencil on paper verso with the Litho Shop identification number: SF52-059. There is also a rubber stamped insignia on verso: E W K
Provenance history until the 2025 auction includes Eberhard Kornfeld, Bern.
Additional images
View of inscriptions on paper verso
Record last updated September 15, 2025. 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. "Red, Dated as 1952 (SFF5.119)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project. cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=952 (accessed on September 19, 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. "Red, Dated as 1952 (SFF5.119)." In Sam Francis: Online Catalogue Raisonné Project. cr.samfrancisfoundation.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=952 (accessed on September 19, 2026). [ISBN-13: 978-1-7339663-1-3]