SAM FRANCIS @ galerie LC until October 26th

Born in 1923, California, Sam Francis, noted for his lyrical, colorful abstract works, was one of the first American artists to experiment with "empty-center" painting.

In France, Francis produced some pale monochromatic works. His characteristic brilliant colors soon returned in overlapping and dripping profusion in the dense, unified style typical of his work up to the mid-1950s. His paintings in the 1956 "Twelve Americans" exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art in New York City gained him a worldwide reputation.

Japanese influence is seen in Francis's unique early 1960s experimentation with empty-center painting. Vast canvases with unpainted central areas are defined, accented, or dominated by strokes and drips in bold colors around the extremities of the canvas.

From the 1970s on, Francis returned to centered painting, in which color puddles out in a galaxy effect on monumental canvases

Located in the 8th district in Paris, LC gallery presents unavoidable artists of contemporary art, including the main artists of the Free Figuration, Narrative Figuration and New Realism.

GALERIE LC
http://www.galerielc.com
25, Jean Mermoz street
75008 Paris
France
Tél : +33 (0) 1.42.25.08.15
Fax : +33 (0) 1.42.25.01.48
subway : Miromesnil, St-Philippe du Roule, Franklin D. Roosevelt
opening hours : monday to friday, from 10h:30am to 5:00pm