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SAM FRANCIS - SIGNED BY THE ARTIST
(FRANCIS, SAM). Selz, Peter & Susan Einstein. New York: Harry N. Abrams, Inc., 1975. First Edition. Large Oblong 4to. Cloth in Illustrated Jacket. Artist Monograph. Fine/Near Fine. 260pp, 45 color and 145 b&w illustrations. With a biography and bibliography. 260pp, profusely illustrated in color and b&w. With a biography and bibliography. First published in 1975, this was the first comprehensive monograph on the work of late American abstract artist Sam Francis. It includes an incisive text by Peter Selz along with a well-illustrated twenty page essay by Susan Einstein on his graphic work. A most handsome example of the first Harry N. Abrams edition additionally bearing the BOLDLY SIGNED INSCRIPTION "Sam Francis' Amities" in black ink on the half title page. 0-8109-0928-6 Inventory Number: 024265