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'''Samuel Lewis Francis''' (San Mateo, 1923 - Santa Monica, 1994) was an [[American]] [[abstract painting|abstract]] [[painter]], greatly influenced by [[Lyrical Abstraction]] and particularly by the works of [[Clyfford Still]] and [[Jackson Pollock]]. He studied under David Park in 1947 and completed his BA and MA at the University of California. Francis moved to [[Paris]] in 1950 and had a direct and prolonged exposure to French painting and to Japanese art. During his period in Europe (12 years) he executed a number of monumental mural paintings. Francis returned to California in 1962 and was then influenced by the West Coast School's preoccupation with mysticism and Eastern philosophy. <ref>[http://www.samfrancis.com/index.php?subpage=samfrancis&page=portraits] </ref>

'''Samuel Lewis Francis''' (San Mateo, 1923 - Santa Monica, 1994) was an [[American]] [[abstract painting|abstract]] [[painter]], greatly influenced by [[Lyrical Abstraction]] and particularly by the works of [[Clyfford Still]] and [[Jackson Pollock]]. He studied under David Park in 1947 and completed his BA and MA at the University of California. Francis moved to [[Paris]] in 1950 and had a direct and prolonged exposure to French painting and to Japanese art. During his period in Europe (12 years) he executed a number of monumental mural paintings. Francis returned to California in 1962 and was then influenced by the West Coast School's preoccupation with mysticism and Eastern philosophy. <ref>[http://www.samfrancis.com/index.php?subpage=samfrancis&page=portraits Sam Francis (1923 - 1994).] </ref>

His works are at the [[Louvre]], New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. He also exhibited in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and other art centers.  

His works are at the [[Louvre]], New York’s Museum of Modern Art, and San Francisco’s Museum of Modern Art. He also exhibited in Paris, Berlin, Tokyo, Los Angeles, and other art centers.