Cobalt Blue: Writings from the Papers of Sam Francis

A new selected writings from the Californian abstract expressionist famed for his colorful lyricism and dynamic painting

This volume beautifully combines the artist's writing with his works on paper in an elegantly designed book. Focusing on principles expressed in his acclaimed Saturated Blue, this volume includes writings from Francis' journals that have never been published before.

Sam Francis (1923–94) painted images with words as well as pigments. He approached art as a mediation between...