# Sam Francis - Auction Profile

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Updated: 2026-07-26T03:03:50.463Z

## Summary
- Lots tracked: 2,488
- Lots with prices: 1,616
- First auction date: 1999-06-23
- Latest auction date: 2026-07-16
- Median realised price: $5,500
- Price range: $5 to $6,780,000

## Market Takeaway
Sam Francis shows very deep auction liquidity with 2,378 tracked lots. Median realized sale is around $5,750. Category concentration is still broad or sparse. Last 12 months recorded 303 sales. Latest recorded sale: 2026-01-26.

## How To Read This Data
- Use the median \($5,750\) as a typical result; many comparable sales cluster between $2,000 and $35,280.
- Auction totals can include buyer premiums or fees depending on reporting, so compare like\-for\-like when possible.
- Condition, size, medium, provenance, and attribution confidence can move value materially versus median comps.

## Price Bands
- Under $1,000: 10.8% (167 sales)
- $1,000 to $10,000: 46.6% (721 sales)
- $10,000\+: 42.6% (659 sales)

## Recent Trend & Velocity
- Last 12 months sales: 303
- Previous 12 months sales: 312
- Recent 12 months median: $2,800
- Previous 12 months median: $3,840
- Median shift: 0%
- Latest sale date: 2026-01-26
- Days since latest sale: 23
- Market velocity: high

## Top Auction Houses
- Christie's: 526 lots
- Sotheby's: 268 lots
- Bonhams: 240 lots
- TGP Auction: 116 lots
- Piasa: 107 lots
- Millon & Associes: 105 lots
- Cornette de Saint\-Cyr: 98 lots
- Artcurial: 55 lots
- Mallet Auction: 38 lots
- Koller Auctions: 36 lots

## Top Categories
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## Recent Sold Lots
1. 2026-06-16 | Sam Francis \(1923\-1994\), "Untitled," 1975 | John Moran Auctioneers | $1,122 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-untitled-1975-79-c-bc1e474055
2. 2026-06-06 | Sam Francis, Michel Waldberg: Poèmes dans le ciel, 1986 | Lempertz | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-michel-waldberg-poemes-dans-le-ciel-1986-319-c-3e5eb14116
3. 2026-02-26 | Sam Francis, Michel Waldberg: Poems dans le ciel | Rago Arts and Auction Center | $20,000 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-michel-waldberg-poems-dans-le-ciel-214-c-ae5db970f8
4. 2026-02-25 | Sam Francis 1923\-1994 Fresh Air School Lithograph | Hill Auction Gallery | $325 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-fresh-air-school-lithograph-78-c-59677707e7
5. 2025-11-29 | Sam FRANCIS \(1923\-1994\)s \- Untitled \(SFE\-117\), 1995. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €2,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-s-untitled-sfe-117-1995-38-c-9971804c91
6. 2025-11-29 | Sam FRANCIS \(1923\-1994\) \- Untitled \(SF\-194\), 1975. | Louiza Auktion & Associés | €3,300 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-untitled-sf-194-1975-37-c-d99bb59f6b
7. 2025-09-16 | SAM FRANCIS Signed Acrylic American Abstract Expressionism 1992 | Gilden's Art Gallery | N/A
8. 2025-04-25 | Sam Francis \(1923\-1994\) Mc Govern \(SFFUSP\-6, SFFUSP\-7 & SFFUSP\-8\), 1972 | Millon & Associes | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-mc-govern-sffusp-6-sffusp-7-sffusp-8-1972-410-c-f9740509d7
9. 2025-02-25 | Sam Francis \(1923\-1994\), Untitled, 1979 | John Moran Auctioneers | $25,400 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-untitled-1979-20-c-26d49bf8fc
10. 2025-02-25 | Sam Francis, Deux Magots | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $2,200
11. 2025-02-14 | Sam Francis \(American, 1923\-1994\) 'The Prints of Sam Francis: a Catalogue Raisonne 1960\-1990' | DuMouchelles | $650 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-american-1923-1994-the-prints-of-sam-francis-a-catalogue-raisonne-1960-1990-1326-c-ba7452385d
12. 2025-02-02 | Sam Francis \- Lithograph | Barton's Auction | $800
13. 2024-10-11 | SAM FRANCIS \(1923\-1994\) Untitled \(Executed in 1976\) | Bonhams | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-untitled-executed-in-1976-32-c-3014b63ad2
14. 2024-09-25 | Sam Francis \(American, 1923\-1994\) Composition \(Painting 1953\), c. 1953 | Freeman’s \| Hindman | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-american-1923-1994-composition-painting-1953-c-1953-12-c-2334da79b6
15. 2024-09-04 | Sam Francis, Papierski Portfolio | Los Angeles Modern Auctions | $6,500
16. 2024-05-28 | SAM FRANCIS "Untitled" 1977 acrylic on canvas on paper cm 22.7x29 Signed and titled 1977 at the reverse Provenance Sam Francis Estate Jonathan Novak Contemporary Art, Los Angeles Galleria Tonelli, Milan Private collection, Milan Literatur... | Il Ponte Auction House | €16,000
17. 2024-05-19 | Sam Francis \- Michel Waldberg. Métaphysique du vide. | Maison de Ventes Good | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-michel-waldberg-metaphysique-du-vide-3831-c-0714e609e7
18. 2026-07-16 | Sam Francis, by Peter Selz, 1982 | The Red Finch Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-by-peter-selz-1982-32-c-d2e96620f2
19. 2026-06-24 | Sam Francis 1923–1994 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-135-c-5ef548186c
20. 2026-06-24 | Sam Francis 1923–1994 | Artcurial Beurret Bailly Widmer | CHF 2,800 | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-38-c-3d207fb6a4
21. 2026-06-22 | Sam FRANCIS \(1923\-1994\) Untitled, 1966 | Gros\-Delettrez | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-untitled-1966-113-c-5ed5bf1f13
22. 2026-06-17 | SAM FRANCIS \(San Mateo, California, 1923 \- Santa Monica, California 1994\). S/t, 1990. Lithograph on paper. Work reproduced in the artist's online catalog raisonné. Edition: BAT. Signed in the lower... | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-san-mateo-california-1923-santa-monica-california-1994-s-t-1990-lithograph-on-paper-work-reproduced-in-the-artist-s-online-catalog-raisonne-edition-bat-signed-in-the-lower-263-c-0ac3a22c37
23. 2026-06-17 | SAM FRANCIS \(San Mateo, California, 1923 \- Santa Monica, California 1994\). "Doubled Cross," 1973. Silkscreen on Arches paper, copy 27/30. Hand signed and dated. | Setdart Auction House | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-san-mateo-california-1923-santa-monica-california-1994-doubled-cross-1973-silkscreen-on-arches-paper-copy-27-30-hand-signed-and-dated-70-c-1b422a5354
24. 2026-06-15 | Sam Francis \(1923\-1994\) USA | Alyes Auctions | N/A | source: https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot-sam-francis-1923-1994-usa-659-c-c7fbdc1329

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