Sam Francis

Ariadne's Gallery holds 252 works by Sam Francis, made between 1947 and 1994. Most belong to Abstract expressionism, Color field painting and Lyrical abstraction. The most common genres are abstract, self-portrait and illustration. Compared with the rest of the collection, these works most often evoke tension and anger.

Emotional profile

Sadness: 36 (collection average 34)
Joy: 49 (collection average 46)
Tension: 55 (collection average 48)
Anger: 29 (collection average 23)
Nostalgia: 42 (collection average 47)
Wonder: 53 (collection average 48)
Interest: 62 (collection average 57)

Styles

Artworks (200 of 252)

Untitled, 1947 — Interest 75, Wonder 70, Joy 65
Untitled, 1949 — Wonder 80, Interest 75, Joy 69
Black and Red, 1950 - 1953 — Anger 70, Tension 85, Sadness 50
Untitled, 1950 — Joy 61, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Untitled, 1950 — Wonder 58, Tension 58, Interest 63
White, 1951 — Anger 40, Wonder 60, Interest 65
Amerika (Grey Blue), 1952 — Sadness 42, Wonder 54, Tension 52
Untitled (Black Clouds), 1952 — Anger 70, Tension 80, Interest 65
Untitled (SFP53-31), 1952 - c.1953 — Sadness 54, Tension 66, Anger 39
Untitled, 1953 — Tension 40, Interest 50, Joy 35
Untitled, 1953 — Wonder 68, Interest 72, Tension 60
Big Orange, 1954 - 1955 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Red and Black, 1954 — Joy 60, Tension 56, Interest 61
Untitled, 1954 — Joy 45, Interest 56, Tension 41
Deep Blue and Black, 1955 — Joy 56, Tension 54, Interest 60
Untitled, 1955 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 50
Untitled (SF55-003), 1955 — Wonder 85, Interest 80, Joy 75
Untitled (SF-56-003), 1956 — Wonder 83, Interest 78, Tension 72
Around the Blues, 1957 - 1962 — Interest 85, Wonder 81, Joy 75
Middle Blue, 1957 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Painting, 1957 — Interest 90, Wonder 85, Joy 80
Towards Disappearance II, 1957 - 1958 — Joy 65, Interest 69, Wonder 50
Untitled (SF57-008), 1957 — Wonder 70, Interest 75, Joy 65
Basel Mural I, 1958 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Emblem 8 + 1, 1958 - 1959 — Anger 71, Tension 85, Sadness 50
Japan Line Series No. 1 (Composition), 1958 — Interest 65, Nostalgia 55, Tension 56
Round the World, 1958 - 1959 — Interest 80, Wonder 75, Joy 75
Untitled, 1958 — Anger 50, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Untitled, 1958 — Wonder 61, Interest 66, Tension 54
Untitled (SF59-531), 1958 - c.1959 — Anger 55, Interest 75, Wonder 69
Violet, Yellow and White, 1958 — Joy 60, Interest 65, Tension 54
Middle Blue III, 1959 — Anger 55, Tension 60, Nostalgia 50
Untitled, 1959 — Anger 50, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Very First Stone, 1959 - 1968 — Sadness 70, Nostalgia 61, Tension 55
Blue Sky Painting, 1960 — Joy 80, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Composition in Blue and White, 1960 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Damn Braces, 1960 — Anger 75, Tension 90, Sadness 55
Deux Magots, 1960 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Happy Death Stone, 1960 — Sadness 80, Tension 80, Anger 50
Sketch, 1960 — Interest 70, Joy 60, Wonder 49
The White Line, 1960 — Joy 85, Interest 80, Wonder 75
Untitled, 1960 — Joy 45, Interest 55, Tension 40
Blue 47, 1961 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Wonder 45
Hurrah for the Red, White, and Blue, 1961 — Anger 9, Sadness 18, Joy 25
Blue and Red Balls, 1962 — Sadness 19, Anger 8, Joy 28
Blue With Red, Yellow and Orange, 1962 — Interest 75, Joy 70, Wonder 65
Another Disappearance, 1963 — Tension 85, Anger 60, Sadness 50
Blue Violet, 1963 — Joy 69, Interest 65, Wonder 51
Bright Nothing, 1963 — Interest 75, Joy 60, Wonder 50
Chinese Planet, 1963 — Interest 79, Tension 65, Anger 35
Dark Egg (Lembark L22), 1963 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Firework, 1963 — Interest 90, Joy 91, Wonder 85
Heart Stone, 1963 — Tension 64, Anger 35, Sadness 40
Light Violet (Lembark L20), 1963 — Joy 60, Tension 55, Interest 60
Untitled (Blue Balls from Cross #9), 1963 — Sadness 55, Tension 66, Anger 40
Untitled (from Pasadena Box), 1963 — Anger 44, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L57), 1963 — Sadness 52, Tension 60, Anger 35
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L58), 1963 — Sadness 51, Tension 59, Anger 33
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L59), 1963 — Sadness 50, Anger 33, Tension 58
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L60), 1963 — Sadness 49, Anger 32, Tension 56
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L61), 1963 — Sadness 48, Anger 31, Tension 56
Untitled (from Pasadena Box) (Lembark L62), 1963 — Sadness 47, Anger 30, Tension 55
When White, 1963 - 1964 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Wonder 50
Yellow Speck, 1963 — Tension 60, Wonder 55, Joy 50
#2 Pri-Rain, 1964 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Wonder 50
All Red, 1964 — Joy 80, Interest 75, Wonder 55
Blue Bones, 1964 — Interest 70, Joy 55, Tension 55
Eye of Zengai, 1964 — Wonder 59, Interest 65, Joy 55
On Return, 1964 — Joy 65, Interest 70, Tension 60
Star, 1964 — Interest 85, Joy 86, Wonder 76
Sun Up, 1964 — Interest 86, Joy 80, Wonder 69
Untitled, 1964 — Anger 51, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Untitled, 1964 — Interest 80, Wonder 72, Joy 68
Untitled, 1964 — Wonder 61, Interest 66, Tension 53
Upper Yellow II (Lembark L73), 1964 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Drawing for Sculpture SF65-010, 1965 — Sadness 46, Anger 25, Wonder 50
Sculpture Drawing Toyko (SF65-018), 1965 — Interest 75, Anger 40, Tension 65
Untitled (Purple Edge), 1965 — Anger 45, Tension 60, Interest 51
Untitled (Dark Blue-Green), 1966 — Anger 51, Tension 70, Interest 55
Abstract Composition (SF 61), 1967 — Joy 72, Interest 68, Wonder 52
Sulfur Water, 1967 — Joy 65, Interest 69, Wonder 55
Untitled, 1968 — Wonder 69, Interest 73, Tension 59
Berlin Red, 1969 - 1970 — Joy 65, Interest 69, Wonder 60
Chinese Wall (L. L101; SF-87), 1969 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Her Blue Surround (SFP71-18), 1969 — Joy 75, Interest 75, Wonder 70
Sulfur Sails, 1969 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Untitled (Tokyo), 1969 — Sadness 48, Anger 32, Tension 54
Veiled Sail, 1969 — Interest 80, Joy 75, Wonder 60
Angel Trails, 1970 — Interest 70, Joy 65, Tension 61
Flash Point, c.1970 — Joy 66, Interest 65, Tension 55
From Tokyo #3, 1970 — Joy 70, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Green Ring, 1970 — Joy 65, Interest 65, Wonder 50
Hello, 1970 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Wonder 55
ST-G70-033, 1970 — Nostalgia 69, Anger 36, Tension 60
Freshet, 1971 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Speck, 1971 — Sadness 66, Nostalgia 55, Tension 51
Coral Lyre Nine, 1972 — Tension 65, Anger 30, Wonder 50
Dewy Unicorn, 1972 — Anger 60, Tension 75, Sadness 40
Her Blue Deeps, 1972 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 55
Red Again, 1972 — Joy 54, Interest 60, Wonder 50
Untitled (SF72-027), 1972 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (SF72-1009), 1972 — Sadness 54, Anger 41, Tension 66
And Pink, 1973 — Joy 70, Interest 64, Wonder 55
Coral Marine, 1973 — Joy 70, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Firewood, 1973 — Interest 86, Joy 86, Wonder 80
Untitled, 1973 — Joy 40, Interest 50, Anger 9
Untitled (SF27S), 1973 - 1975 — Anger 45, Interest 71, Wonder 64
Self Portrait (SF74-142), 1974 — Interest 66, Nostalgia 55, Joy 55
SF74-44, 1974 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Tokyo, 1974 — Anger 59, Tension 75, Sadness 40
Untitled, 1974 — Anger 50, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Untitled, 1974 — Anger 15, Joy 35, Sadness 25
Untitled (SF218S), 1974 - c.1976 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (SF74-189), 1974 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Straight Line of the Sun (L. L187), 1975 — Joy 70, Wonder 60, Interest 64
Untitled, 1975 — Anger 55, Wonder 70, Interest 75
Untitled, 1975 — Wonder 59, Tension 57, Interest 64
Untitled (SF75-102), 1975 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (SF75-1117), 1975 — Sadness 54, Anger 37, Tension 59
Untitled Mandala, 1975 — Joy 57, Sadness 43, Interest 62
Blue Frame, 1976 — Joy 71, Interest 65, Wonder 50
Untitled (L.213; SF.240), 1976 — Wonder 60, Interest 66, Tension 50
Untitled (Self-Portrait), 1976 — Nostalgia 80, Wonder 61, Interest 65
Untitled (SF220S), c.1976 — Sadness 55, Anger 40, Tension 63
Untitled (SF76-175), 1976 — Wonder 62, Interest 65, Tension 54
Untitled (SF76-176), 1976 — Sadness 58, Tension 67, Anger 41
Concert Hall Set II, 1977 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 59
Concert Hall Set III (SF-232), 1977 — Joy 55, Tension 54, Interest 60
Green Buddha, 1977 — Joy 70, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (Self Portrait) SF77-009, 1977 — Interest 85, Wonder 80, Joy 75
Limb (SF78-095), 1978 — Joy 70, Interest 64, Wonder 55
Untitled, 1978 — Sadness 53, Tension 65, Anger 38
Untitled, 1978 — Joy 40, Interest 50, Anger 11
Untitled (L. L233; G. 820), 1978 — Sadness 50, Anger 36, Joy 50
Untitled (SF 236), 1978 — Sadness 52, Tension 63, Anger 36
Untitled, 1979 — Wonder 62, Interest 66, Tension 54
Untitled (from Marginalia: Hommage to Shimizu), 1979 — Sadness 49, Tension 57, Anger 31
Free Floating Clouds, 1980 — Joy 80, Wonder 75, Interest 64
Untitled, 1980 — Wonder 66, Interest 70, Tension 58
Untitled (SF 259), 1980 — Sadness 46, Anger 29, Tension 54
Dark and Fast, 1981 — Tension 60, Joy 50, Anger 25
Falling Star (L. L249), 1981 — Anger 65, Tension 81, Sadness 44
Untitled, 1981 — Wonder 63, Interest 66, Tension 54
Decent, 1982 — Joy 66, Interest 65, Wonder 55
Green Buddha (L. L261; SF-337; G. 1157), 1982 - 1985 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Indigo Wood, 1982 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
Untitled (EXP SF 56-04), 1982 — Sadness 50, Tension 59, Anger 33
Untitled (EXP-SF-58-08-82), 1982 — Sadness 53, Tension 64, Anger 38
SFM83-458, 1983 — Joy 75, Wonder 70, Interest 74
Untitled, 1983 — Joy 59, Interest 64, Wonder 54
Untitled (Los Angeles), 1983 — Interest 75, Wonder 69, Tension 59
Untitled II, 1983 — Anger 56, Tension 74, Sadness 55
Untitled, c.1984 — Sadness 53, Tension 59, Anger 33
Untitled, 1984 — Wonder 69, Interest 73, Tension 62
Untitled (Holy Hole), 1984 — Sadness 54, Tension 65, Anger 39
Untitled (L. I48; SFE-015), 1984 — Wonder 70, Interest 65, Joy 55
Untitled (SF 84-045), 1984 — Wonder 58, Tension 58, Interest 63
Untitled SFP84-305/SFP86-497, c.1984 — Anger 10, Sadness 21, Wonder 30
A Chalice for Healing, 1985 — Joy 75, Interest 70, Wonder 60
Untitled (SFP85-3), 1985 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Joy 55
Coral Trails, 1986 — Joy 55, Tension 55, Interest 60
King Corpse (SFS-288), 1986 — Anger 70, Tension 90, Sadness 56
Untitled, 1986 — Wonder 60, Interest 65, Tension 55
Untitled (Michel Waldberg: Poèmes dans le Ciel, SF315), 1986 — Sadness 45, Joy 56, Anger 30
Untitled (SF-315), 1986 — Wonder 62, Interest 68, Tension 55
Untitled, from Michel Waldberg's Poèmes dans le ciel, 1986 — Anger 45, Interest 71, Wonder 64
Evergreen Licks, 1987 — Anger 12, Sadness 20, Joy 27
Senza Titolo III, 1987 — Interest 65, Sadness 39, Tension 50
Untitled, 1987 — Wonder 75, Joy 65, Interest 70
Untitled, 1987 — Wonder 62, Interest 67, Tension 56
Untitled (SF-297; L. L274), 1987 — Tension 55, Sadness 40, Anger 25
Untitled #1, 1987 — Joy 58, Interest 64, Sadness 42
Untitled 044, 1987 — Sadness 60, Tension 70, Anger 39
Untitled I (L. I 87), 1987 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled, 1988 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled, 1988 — Wonder 70, Interest 74, Joy 65
Untitled, 1988 — Wonder 63, Interest 67, Tension 52
Untitled (Lembark I92), 1988 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 70
Untitled (SFE-046), 1988 — Wonder 68, Interest 71, Tension 59
Untitled (SFP88-12), 1988 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Anger 40
For Thirteen (SFS-335), 1989 — Interest 65, Wonder 57, Tension 55
Untitled (SFE 071), 1989 — Wonder 67, Interest 72, Tension 60
Untitled (Variant F), 1989 — Sadness 54, Tension 60, Anger 35
Untitled, 1990 — Anger 45, Wonder 65, Interest 71
Untitled, 1990 — Wonder 65, Anger 40, Interest 70
Untitled, 1990 — Wonder 65, Anger 41, Interest 70
Untitled, 1990 — Wonder 65, Interest 70, Tension 55
Untitled (L. I112), 1990 — Sadness 51, Anger 35, Joy 49
Untitled (SF 90-342), 1990 — Anger 60, Tension 81, Wonder 65
Untitled (SF90-362), 1990 — Wonder 66, Joy 65, Interest 70
Untitled Composition (Lembark 285), 1990 — Wonder 77, Interest 72, Tension 62
Trietto 4 (SFE 077RC), 1991 — Wonder 55, Anger 30, Sadness 40
Trietto III, 1991 — Joy 65, Wonder 56, Nostalgia 55
Untitled (SF-345), 1991 — Sadness 49, Anger 34, Joy 51
Untitled, 1992 — Sadness 50, Tension 55, Anger 29
Untitled (from Papierski Portfolio) (SF 351), 1992 — Sadness 48, Anger 31, Tension 56
Untitled (from Papierski Portfolio) (SF 355), 1992 — Sadness 47, Anger 30, Tension 55
Untitled (SF 354), 1992 — Sadness 50, Tension 58, Anger 33
Untitled (SFE-85), 1992 — Joy 56, Sadness 44, Anger 29
Untitled (SFP92-15, SFF.1671), 1992 — Interest 90, Wonder 86, Nostalgia 75

Sam Francis

Emotional profile

Styles

Artworks (200 of 252)

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