Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994)
printed by Robert Blackburn and Fred Genis
published Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)
Very First Stone
INV-9723
Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994)
printed by Robert Blackburn and Fred Genis
published Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955)1959–68
Very First Stone
Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) printed by Robert Blackburn and Fred Genis published Universal Limited Art Editions (American, founded 1955) →lithographprint
Date
1959–68
Medium
Lithograph on white wove paper
Dimensions
80 × 57.5 cm (31 1/2 × 22 11/16 in.)
Museum
Art Institute of Chicago
Location
Chicago, IL
Credit
U.L.A.E. Collection acquired through a challenge grant of Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Dittmer; purchased with funds provided by supporters of the Department of Prints and Drawings; Centennial Endowment; Margaret Fisher Endowment Fund
Francis drew his first lithographs for Tatyana Grosman in 1959, while he was living in a New York studio rented from Larry Rivers, the first artist invited to work at U.L.A.E. After the stones were drawn, they were taken to the workshop on Long Island for proofing. Francis, matching Grosman's slow deliberation was in no hurry to release the prints, and they had not arrived at a solution when Francis left New York early in 1960. Subsequently, Francis made his first released lithographs at Emil Matthieu's workshop in Zurich. Their success made him a committed printmaker.
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