29/04/2026
Artwork highlight
Sam Francis is known for his abstract works in which thin washes, drips, and splashes of primary color appear to float across expansive fields of white space. Exploring the creative process was one of Francis’ main driving forces.
From the 1960s onward, he developed paintings in which white became increasingly dominant, softly framed by touches of color along the edges. He often dedicated these works to his “angels,” evoking a sense of infinity and the endless possibilities of light and expression.
In his work, the white space is never empty it feels alive, expansive, and radiant at once. It creates an openness that seems to both absorb and reflect everything around it, suggesting stillness, vastness, and a quiet invitation to look beyond what is immediately visible.
This work on paper was created in Francis’ Venice studio in California in 1989. When you swipe to the right, you can see Francis working around the painting in the bottom right of the photograph taken by Nico Delaive himself.
Artwork information:
Sam Francis, Untitled, acrylic on paper, 57.15 × 76.2 cm, 1989.
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