Bidspirit auction | Sam Francis, attributed: Abstract Composition

Sam Francis, attributed: Abstract Composition - Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994) attributed: Abstract Composition. Oil on canvas, signed below, unframed. Sam Francis was a second-generation abstract expressionist who, with artists like Helen Frankenthaler and Joan Mitchell, experimented with the expressive use of color. While in Paris, his work became associated with the Tachisme, the French equivalent to abstract expressionism. 19.5 x 15.75 inches canvas. Collection of a California Gentleman.