{"product_id":"untitled-sfp94-133-sam-francis","title":"Untitled (SFP94-133) - Sam Francis","description":"\u003cp\u003eA late-career abstract work by Sam Francis, featuring bold red forms against a stark white ground with gestural black and blue accents.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis work by Sam Francis, catalogued as SFP94-133, represents the final period of the artist's career. Francis, an American painter associated with the second generation of Abstract Expressionism, spent significant time in Paris, Tokyo, and California. His practice often involved the application of paint to white surfaces, allowing the negative space to function as an active component of the composition.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this piece, the artist employs a bold, saturated red as the primary visual force. The application of paint suggests a fluid, gestural approach, where the medium appears to have been poured or dripped across the surface. The interaction between the dense, opaque red areas and the stark white ground creates a sense of spatial tension. Small, scattered marks in black and blue provide a counterpoint to the dominant red mass, suggesting a rhythmic, almost musical arrangement of forms.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrancis was known for his interest in the physical properties of paint and the way light interacts with colour. His later works often moved away from the all-over compositions of his earlier career, favouring more concentrated, energetic clusters of pigment. This print captures the immediacy of his brushwork and the clarity of his colour choices. The composition avoids traditional perspective, instead focusing on the surface plane and the relationship between the painted elements and the unpainted canvas. The result is a work that prioritises the direct experience of colour and form, reflecting the artist's long-term engagement with the possibilities of non-representational painting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"margin-top:2rem;padding-top:1.5rem;border-top:1px solid #e5e5e5;\"\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"font-size:0.85rem;color:#888;font-weight:600;margin:0 0 0.75rem;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:0.05em;\"\u003eYou might also like\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:0.5rem;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/red-orange-tan-and-purple-mark-rothko\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eRed, Orange, Tan and Purple - Mark Rothko — Mark Rothko\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"\/products\/free-wheeling-helen-frankenthaler\" style=\"display:inline-block;background:#f8f9fa;border:1px solid #e5e5e5;border-radius:20px;padding:0.35rem 0.85rem;font-size:0.8rem;color:#2a555a;font-weight:500;text-decoration:none !important;background-image:none !important;\"\u003eFree Wheeling - Helen Frankenthaler — Helen Frankenthaler\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Sam Francis","offers":[{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Small Square (30x30 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58862231814479,"sku":null,"price":37.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Medium Square (40x40 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58862248624463,"sku":null,"price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"Fine Art Poster \/ Large Square (50x50 cm) \/ -","offer_id":58862248657231,"sku":null,"price":55.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0833\/9292\/1935\/files\/Untitled-SFP94-133-_Poster_CompositorV1_1790155386751.jpg?v=1790155794","url":"https:\/\/www.solisprints.co.uk\/products\/untitled-sfp94-133-sam-francis","provider":"Solis Prints","version":"1.0","type":"link"}