Five stone untitled
1959-1968
Medium
colour lithograph
Measurements
46.6 × 61.7 cm
Credit Line
National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne
Purchased through The Art Foundation of Victoria with the assistance of Henry and Dinah Krongold, Founder Benefactors, 1984
© Sam Francis/ARS, New York. Licensed by Copyright Agency, Australia
Gallery location
Not on display
About this work
Sam Francis drew his first lithographs at ULAE (Universal Limited Art Editions) in 1959, while he was sharing a studio in New York with fellow artist Larry Rivers, who introduced him to the print workshop’s founder, Tatyana Grosman. After Francis had drawn on the lithographic stones, they were taken to the workshop on Long Island for proofing, but the prints were not finalised until 1968. Francis was immediately attracted to the surface of the stones but believed the technique was mysterious and best left to the printers: ‘I like to wash the stone, but I don’t know what lithography really is, but perhaps through the stone I may find out who I am and what I am for’.
Artwork Details
Edition
printer's proof 1/1; edition of 26
Accession Number
P133-1984
Departments
International Prints / International Prints and Drawings
This digital record has been made available on NGV Collection Online through the generous support of the Joe White Bequest
Subjects (general)
Abstract Art Nonrepresentational Art
Subjects (specific)
black (colour) blue (colour) paint layers red (colour) shape (form attribute) splatter yellow (colour)
Movements
Abstract Expressionism