Sam Francis (1923 – 1994) was an American painter and printmaker. rancis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. He later became loosely associated with a second generation of abstract expressionists, including Joan Mitchell and Helen Frankenthaler, who were increasingly interested in the expressive use of color. His artistic development was affected by his exposure to French modern painting, Asian culture.
