Sam Francis
Pointing to the Future

Pointing to the Future

© Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), NY

Pointing to the Future
Pointing to the Future
ArtistAmerican, 1923–1994
PrinterAmerican, born France, 1935
Print studioLos Angeles
PublisherLos Angeles
CultureAmerican
Titles
  • Pointing to the Future
Date1976
Printed inLos Angeles, California, United States
PlaceUnited States
MediumLithograph on wove paper, edition 14/26
DimensionsSheet: 50 1/16 × 29 7/8 in. (127.1 × 75.9 cm)
Credit LineGift of Mr. Alvin S. Romansky
Object number91.1616
Not on view

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Object Type
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"Around Midcentury in the United States," The Museum of Fine Arts Houston, Aug. 20, 2021 - Jan. 2, 2022. [Second Installation/Light-Sensitive Rotation: Kinder Building 207: No Catalog]
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Signed in pencil in lower right corner.

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