Sam Francis:
Catalogue
Raisonné of Canvas and Panel Paintings,
1946–1994
Edited by Debra
Burchett-Lere with featured essay by William C. Agee
This innovative and long-awaited catalogue raisonné brings
together, for the first time, all the known paintings on
canvas and panel of California-born abstract expressionist
Sam Francis (1923–1994) and offers a comprehensive
chronicle of his artistic journey. One of the twentieth
century’s leading interpreters of light and color, Francis
maintained studios not only in New York and Los Angeles,
but also in Paris, Bern, and Tokyo, making his reach truly
international.
Elegantly boxed,
the Sam Francis catalogue raisonné includes a richly
illustrated book
with informative texts and two DVDs with authoritative
entries for the canvas and panel paintings in an easily
browsable, groundbreaking format. It offers the ultimate
reference on this artist and a vital research tool.
•
Color images and documentation for all 1,850-plus paintings
on canvas and panel by Francis (hundreds reproduced for the
first time) on two DVDs
• A lavish book with an extended essay by Francis scholar
William C. Agee and a biographical timeline by catalogue
raisonné editor Debra Burchett-Lere
• Rare footage of Francis at work, writings by the artist,
and descriptions of his studios and techniques
• Access to electronic updates as they become available
• Easily searchable information in a groundbreaking,
twentieth-first-century format
Debra Burchett-Lere is Director and
Curator of the Sam Francis Foundation.
William Agee, Evelyn Kranes
Kossak Professor of Art History at Hunter College, City
University of New York, is coauthor of Coming of
Age: American Art, 1850s to 1950s, author
of Sam Francis:
Paintings 1947-1990, and
contributor to many books, including Patrick
Henry Bruce, American Modernist: A Catalogue
Raisonné.
Ordering information:
Visit www.ucpress.edu/go/samfrancis
For
European or Japanese sales please email us for more
information: samfrancisfoundation@me.com
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CALL
FOR ALL UNIQUE WORKS ON PAPER:
We
are currently researching all unique works on paper to be
included in the second volume of the Sam Francis Catalogue
Raisonné.
*** We are continuing to document and update all Catalogue
Raisonné information. Please complete our
online submission
form
to register your Sam Francis work(s). We are accepting
submission for unique works on canvas and paper (this will
not include prints and other multiples). Each piece must be
registered as a separate submission. If you would like to
mail or fax your form(s) please download our
PDF version.
The
Sam Francis Foundation is currently seeking information on
several artworks. Please view our
Missing Works
page for more information.
Photographs
and writings regarding the artist are also requested.
Confidentiality and requests for anonymity will be honored.
Please send photographic documentation to:
Debra Burchett-Lere, Editor
Sam Francis Foundation
1146 North Central Avenue #523
Glendale, California 91202
818 246 5455 phone
818 246 6690 fax
samfrancisfoundation@me.com
The Sam Francis Foundation belongs to the
Catalogue Raisonné Scholars
Association,
Art Libraries Society of North
America
and
Visual Resources
Association.