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. Previous slide Next slide Very First Stone, 1959-1968 Artwork Details Materials lithograph Edition: 13/25 Measurements sheet: 31 1/2 x 22 1/2 inches (80.01 x 57.15 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Charles W. Goodyear Fund, 1970 Accession ID P1970:4 More details Inscriptions: inscription / lower left / 13/25 Very First Stone 1959-68 signature / lower right / Sam Francis Object Classifications: Prints Work Type: Lithograph Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms 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 Untitled, 1956 Sam Francis Blue-Black, 1952 Sam Francis Black Instant, 1958 Sam Francis Her Blue Deeps, 1972 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 Happy Death Stone, 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 Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Wild Indigo, 1967 Kenneth Noland Riverbank, 1997 Elizabeth Murray Alpha, 1960 Morris Louis The Holstein Manifesto, 2008 Matthew Ritchie Still Life #20, 1962 Tom Wesselmann State, 1978 Robert Ryman Figure triste (Sad Figure), 1912 Francis Picabia Venetian Bead Stringers, 1880 or 1882 John Singer Sargent Le Canigou, 1921 Juan Gris Related People Sam Francis