Sam Francis American, 1923-1994 © Estate of Sam Francis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. download Expand image Close Search the Site © Estate of Sam Francis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. © Estate of Sam Francis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. © Estate of Sam Francis / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York / DACS, London Image downloads are for educational use only. For all other purposes, please see our Obtaining and Using Images page. Previous slide Next slide Blue-Black, 1952 Artwork Details Currently on View Materials oil on canvas Measurements support: 117 x 76 1/4 inches (297.18 x 193.675 cm); framed: 119 1/4 x 78 x 2 1/2 inches (302.9 x 198.12 x 6.35 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1956 Accession ID K1956:3 More details Inscriptions: no inscriptions Object Classifications: Paintings Work Type: Oil painting Verbal Description Audio Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art: Acquisitions 1954–1957 May 15, 1957–June 15, 1957 Abstract Expressionism: The First and Second Generations in the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Collection January 19, 1972–February 20, 1972 Modern Masters from the Permanent Collection January 16, 1987–March 15, 1987 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art — Acquisitions 1954-1957 The Long Curve: 150 Years of Visionary Collecting at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Contemporary Art 1942-72: Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery 100: The Buffalo Fine Arts Academy, 1862-1962 Related Links {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Other Works by This Artist Previous slide Next slide Presidential Portfolio, 1982 Ansel Adams, Romare Howard Bearden, Audrey Flack, Sam Francis, Robert Indiana, Wayne Thiebaud Untitled from Presidential Portfolio, 1980 Sam Francis Portfolio 9, 1967 Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly, Roy Lichtenstein, Richard Lindner, Robert Motherwell, Louise Nevelson, Henry Pearson, Saul Steinberg, Willem de Kooning Damn Braces, 1960 Sam Francis Pasadena, ca. 1967-1969 Sam Francis Grey Yellowed, 1952 Sam Francis Untitled from Portfolio 9, 1967 Sam Francis Untitled, 1947/1948 Sam Francis Untitled, 1968 Sam Francis Untitled, 1972 Sam Francis The Whiteness of the Whale, 1957 Sam Francis Very First Stone, 1959-1968 Sam Francis Untitled, 1956 Sam Francis Black Instant, 1958 Sam Francis Happy Death Stone, 1960 Sam Francis No image available,but we’re working on it The White Line, 1960 Sam Francis No image available,but we’re working on it Her Blue Deeps, 1972 Sam Francis No image available,but we’re working on it Affiche Kunsthalle Bern, 1960 Sam Francis No image available,but we’re working on it Related People Sam Francis