Sam Francis Artist Biography. He began painting in 1944 during a convalescence following an accident the artist had while enrolled in the u.s. Sam francis is an american postwar painter associated with the abstract expressionist movement.
Additional years will be added through 1994 on a regular basis. His first works were influenced by the abstract expressionism of mark rothko, arshile gorky, and clyfford still. Sam (samuel) lewis francis was born in 1923, in san mateo, california.
He began painting in 1944 during a convalescence following an accident the artist had while enrolled in the u.s.
He began painting in 1944 during a convalescence following an accident the artist had while enrolled in the u.s. His first works were influenced by the abstract expressionism of mark rothko, arshile gorky, and clyfford still. He rose to prominence after being included in the 12 american artists exhibition at moma in 1956, the same year jackson pollock , the leading figure in the early movement, died. Additional years will be added through 1994 on a regular basis.