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Chinese Planet

A work made of color lithograph from two stones on ivory wove paper.
© 2018 Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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  • A work made of color lithograph from two stones on ivory wove paper.

Date:

1963

Artist:

Sam Francis (American, 1923-1994)
published by Tamarind Lithography Workshop (American, founded 1960)

About this artwork

Status

Currently Off View

Department

Prints and Drawings

Artist

Sam Francis

Title

Chinese Planet

Place

United States (Artist's nationality)

Date  Dates are not always precisely known, but the Art Institute strives to present this information as consistently and legibly as possible. Dates may be represented as a range that spans decades, centuries, dynasties, or periods and may include qualifiers such as c. (circa) or BCE.

Made 1963

Medium

Color lithograph from two stones on ivory wove paper

Dimensions

76.5 × 57 cm (30 1/8 × 22 1/2 in.)

Credit Line

Gift of Burt Kleiner

Reference Number

1963.1079

Copyright

© 2018 Sam Francis Foundation, California / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York

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