Sam Francis, Remembering.

[text Karel Ankerman . et al.]. Amstelveen : Museum Jan van der Togt & Amsterdam : Galery Delaive, 2004. Hardcover. Dustjacket. 188 pp. ills. 28 cm. - Sam Francis (San Mateo, CA, 1923 - Santa Monica, CA, 1994) was a citizen of the world who lived for art. American by birth, he has spent a large part of his live in Europe (Paris and Bern), Tokyo and New York, Some of his paintings have been partly created in Paris, worked on in New York, and finally completed in Tokyo. With this cosmopolitan attitude to life Sam Francis has evolved his unique style of art. Sam Francis was averse to all trends. He consciously and obstinately ignored these trends in order to follow his own personal path. Creativity and tireless dedication to his work resulted in a diverse expressive heritage consisting of paintings, drawings, graphics and sculpture. His Big Orange, Round the World and other artistic creations of his hand can be seen as true icons of our time. Martha Jackson, an art dealer at the time in New York, wrote in a letter to Sam Francis in 1954;".And what do I think of you? Only that you are one of the great painters of our time," Time magazine reviewed Sam Francis in 1956 as;" the hottest American painter in Paris these days," This fame and recognition of his work will stay with Sam Francis thronghout his life. Condition : as new copy. ISBN 9789073392151. Keywords : ART, Francis, Sam (1923-1994).…