Sam Francis Black (Deepened Black)

The Collection of Geraldine and Harold Alden
Sam Francis
1923 - 1994

Black (Deepened Black)
signed Sam Francis and dated 1950 (on the reverse)
oil on canvas
77¼ by 51¼ in.
196.2 by 130.2 cm.
Executed in 1950.

Provenance:
Madame Henri Matisse, Paris (acquired directly from the artist circa 1950)
Collection of the artist
Martha Jackson Gallery, New York
J. J. Aberbach, New York (acquired from the above in 1962)
Sir Basil Goulding, Dublin (acquired circa 1974)
Annely Juda Gallery, London
Robert Elkon Gallery, New York (acquired circa 1983)
Sotheby's New York, 2 May 1985, lot 28
Acquired from the above by the present owner