Untitled SFS 243 — Fine Art

Untitled SFS 243 by Sam Francis opens on a pale ground with colour spreads laid in separate areas. The paint pools in soft shapes and leaves thin edges where the washes stop. From a distance the broad patches read as clear blocks of colour. Up close the marks show how the paint settled.

This fine art print is ready to hang on arrival. The white frame gives the picture a clean edge on the wall. Against this image, the white frame keeps the focus on the colour patches instead of the edge. The frame does not compete with the washes.

It works on a bedroom wall near the bed. At night the soft colour areas stay calm under a lamp. In morning light the thin paint edges show more clearly. You notice the broad shapes first, then the small lines.