Blue Balls
Date
1962
Artist
Sam Francis, American, b. San Mateo, California, 1923–1994
Provenance
The artist, Santa Monica, to 19 June 1967
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York and Washington, DC, 19 June 1967-31 August 1981
Estate of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1981-1986
Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Exhibition History
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Selections from the Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest," 7 August-16 November 1986, unpublished checklist, no. 39.
BAYLY ART MUSEUM OF THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, Charlottesville. "California Classics: Art from the 1960s and 1970s," 19 April-16 June 1991, n.p., ill.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC. "Gravity's Edge," 7 February-15 June 2014, no cat.
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School
Abstract Expressionism (Second Generation)
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, The Joseph H. Hirshhorn Bequest, 1981
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
86.1868
Type
Painting
Medium
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
72 x 60 1/8 in. (182.7 x 152.5 cm)