Untitled

Untitled

Sam Francis

1960

ink

From the collection of Museum of Modern Art

About this work

This painting is mostly light blue with splashes of dark red and green. The colors look wet, like they were dripped or brushed on quickly. Some areas are thick and heavy, while others fade into thin, watery streaks. There’s no clear shape or figure—just swirls and blobs across the page. The artist used a method called lithography, where ink is applied to a flat surface and pressed onto paper. This painting is from 1960, and it’s held at The Museum of Modern Art. If you like this style, look up lithography to see how it works.

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