Sam Francis 1923-1994
Printed to the full sheet
Framed: 128 x 99 x 2.5 cm; 50 3/8 x 39 x 1 in
In ‘White Deeps’ (1972), Sam Francis explores the expressive potential of space, gesture, and colour with his signature lyricism. Expanses of white are punctuated by vibrant bursts of blue, red, and yellow, chromatic constellations that appear to drift and collide within the picture plane. The composition evokes both the vastness of sky and the inward depth of emotion, embodying Francis’s belief that white is not emptiness but infinite possibility.
Printed at The Litho Shop in Santa Monica, ‘White Deeps’ belongs to a pivotal moment in Francis’s practice, when his command of colour reached a meditative clarity. Here, form dissolves into atmosphere, and pigment becomes pure energy; a visual language that bridges abstraction, light, and the quiet pulse of the sublime.