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 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 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 Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide Child's Blue Wall, 1962 Jim Dine Die Wölfe (Balkankrieg) [The Wolves (Balkan War)], 1913 Franz Marc June 4-52 (tableform), 1952 Ben Nicholson No. 15, 1952 Ad Reinhardt La voix des airs (The Voice of Space), 1928 René Magritte Le Peintre Ker-Xavier Roussel et sa fille (The Painter Ker-Xavier Roussel and His Daughter), 1903 Edouard Vuillard Civil Tapestry 5, 2012 Theaster Gates Venetian Bead Stringers, 1880 or 1882 John Singer Sargent Elegy to the Spanish Republic XXXIV, 1953-1954 Robert Motherwell Related People Sam Francis