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 Black Instant, 1958 Artwork Details Materials gouache and watercolor on paper Measurements sheet: 22 1/4 x 29 7/8 inches (56.515 x 75.8825 cm); framed: 24 1/4 x 31 7/8 inches (61.59 x 80.96 cm) Collection Buffalo AKG Art Museum Credit Gift of The Seymour H. Knox Foundation, Inc., 1971 Accession ID 1971:4.9 More details Inscriptions: signature, dated / verso / Sam Francis '58 Provenance: purchased by Seymour H. Knox Foundation from Martha Jackson Gallery (in 1958?); donated to the Albright-Knox Art Gallery, 1971 Object Classifications: Paintings Work Type: Gouache (painting) Watercolor (painting) Information may change due to ongoing research. Glossary of Terms Related Content Related Exhibitions {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Intimate Gestures, Realized Visions: Masterworks on Paper from the Collection of the Albright-Knox Art Gallery December 12, 1987–January 31, 1988 Following a Line: Drawings from the Permanent Collection, Part One September 22, 2001–January 27, 2002 Related Publications {title} slider controls Previous slide Next slide Masterworks on Paper from 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 The Whiteness of the Whale, 1957 Sam Francis Very First Stone, 1959-1968 Sam Francis Untitled, 1956 Sam Francis Blue-Black, 1952 Sam Francis 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 Happy Death Stone, 1960 Sam Francis No image available,but we’re working on it Collection Highlights All Collection Highlights Previous slide Next slide The Cone, 1960 Alexander Calder La Maison de La Crau (The Old Mill), 1888 Vincent van Gogh Cremaster Suite, 1994-2002 Matthew Barney Le Matin en Provence (Morning in Provence), ca. 1900-1906 Paul Cézanne Return of the Prodigal Son, 1967 Romare Howard Bearden look and see, 2005 Jim Hodges Laura, 2012 Jaume Plensa Convergence, 1952 Jackson Pollock Monochrome I, Built to Live Anywhere, at Home Here, 2010-2011 Nancy Rubins Related People Sam Francis