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. Previous slide Next slide The Whiteness of the Whale, 1957 Artwork Details Collection Highlight Materials oil on canvas Measurements support: 104 5/8 x 85 1/4 x 1.75 inches (265.75 x 216.54 x 11/16 cm); framed: 106 3/8 x 87 11/16 x 3 3/4 inches (270.19 x 222.73 x 9.53 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Gift of Seymour H. Knox, Jr., 1959 Accession ID K1959:2 More details Inscriptions: inscription / reverse, upper right / Sam / Francis / 57 Provenance: Martha Jackson Gallery; purchased by the Albright Art Gallery, February 2, 1959 Object Classifications: Paintings Work Type: Oil painting Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide 109 obras de Albright-Knox Art Gallery October 23, 1969–November 30, 1969 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 Extreme Abstraction July 15, 2005–October 2, 2005 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Contemporary Art 1942-72: Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Masterworks at the Albright-Knox Art Gallery Extreme Abstraction Revisited 125 Masterpieces from the Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery 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 Very First Stone, 1959-1968 Sam Francis Untitled, 1956 Sam Francis Blue-Black, 1952 Sam Francis Black Instant, 1958 Sam Francis The White Line, 1960 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 Happy Death Stone, 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 Related People Sam Francis Herman Melville