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Samuel Lewis Francis (June 25, 1923 - November 4, 1994)
Samuel Lewis Francis
(June 25, 1923 - November 4, 1994) |
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color field painting Art Work
| Name: |
Samuel Lewis Francis |
| Gender: |
Male |
| Place of Birth: |
San Mateo, California, USA |
| Nationality: |
American |
| Birth: |
June 25, 1923 |
| Death: |
November 4, 1994 |
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Quick Facts
| Known For: |
color field painting |
| Medium: |
oil painting |
| Method: |
oil painting |
| Style: |
Abstraction |
| Fine Art Profession(s): |
Painting
Printmaker
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Biography
Samuel Lewis Francis was an American painter and printmaker. He was born in San Mateo, California, and studied botany, medicine and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II before being injured in a plane crash. He was in the hospital for several years, and it was while there that he began to paint. Once out of the hospital he returned to Berkeley, this time to study art.
Francis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists. While in Paris he became associated with Tachisme. He later spent time in Japan, and some have seen an influence from Zen Buddhism in his work.
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