Sam Francis American Artist. In school, he developed at an early stage the measuredly frenetic use of vivid blots of color. Sam francis, the hottest american painter in paris.
Browse sam francis catalogue raisonnés online. 1952 oil on canvas private collection; Painting 1957 is an abstract watercolour painting on paper by the american artist sam francis.
Encouraged to paint by david park, francis had already developed an abstract style before his formal training at berkeley at the end of the 1940s.
Exploring the creative process was his driving force. His practice incorporated elements from abstract expressionism, color field painting, impressionism, and eastern philosophy to create a unique style of painterly abstraction. Francis created thousands of paintings as well as works on paper, prints and monotypes, housed in major museum collections and. Sam francis, american painter and printmaker who was prominent among the group of painters known as the second generation of abstract expressionists.