Sam Francis

Portfolio "Eight by Eight to Celebrate the Temporay Contemporary" Untitled

1983
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Artist

Sam Francis

Date

1983

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

106.7×73.7cm

Edition

Published by Museum of Contempory Art 30/250

Accession Number

MOCA-001-2

© 2026 Sam Francis Foundation, California / ARS, N.Y. / JASPAR, Tokyo B6362

This portfolio of prints by eight artists was produced to raise funds for the Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (MOCA), which was established in 1979. The portfolio contains eight prints: lithographs by Richard Diebenkorn, Sam Francis, Ellsworth Kelly, Robert Rauschenberg, and Niki de Saint Phalle; an etching by David Hockney; and silkscreen prints by Jean Tinguely and Andy Warhol.The works are housed in an original box designed by Joseph Kosuth, featuring a gray linen cover with the title stamped in yellow. The portfolio was issued in an edition of 250 copies and sold for $10,000 per set. Through the participation of leading international artists, the project not only supported the newly founded museum financially but also reflected the diversity of contemporary art at the time.

Sam Francis

Artist

Sam Francis

Date

1983

Medium

Lithograph on paper

Dimensions

106.7×73.7cm

Edition

Published by Museum of Contempory Art 30/250

Accession Number

MOCA-001-2

© 2026 Sam Francis Foundation, California / ARS, N.Y. / JASPAR, Tokyo B6362