SWATCH-1992 Limited Edition watch by artist Sam Francis

Model # SF Unisex

Strap signed by artist on backside of strap

Water Resistant to 30 meter/100 feet

Case Diameter 33mm

Brand new never worn vintage Swatch in the original release box. Artist signature on the back of the band.

Rare special edition watch from 1992 limited edition of 49999.

Samuel Lewis Francis (1923 - November 4, 1994) was an American painter and printmaker.

Francis was born in San Mateo, California, and studied botany, medicine and psychology at the University of California, Berkeley. He served in the United States Air Force during World War II before suffering a plane crash. He was in hospital for several years, and it was while there that he began to paint. Once out of hospital he returned to Berkeley, this time to study art.

Francis was initially influenced by the work of abstract expressionists such as Mark Rothko, Arshile Gorky and Clyfford Still. He spent the 1950s in Paris, having his first exhibition there in 1952. While there he became associated with Tachisme. He later spent time in Japan, and some have seen an influence from Zen Buddhism in his work.

Francis spent some time in Paris executing entirely monochromatic works, but his mature pieces are generally large oil paintings with splashed or splattered areas of bright contrasting colour. Areas of white canvas are often left to show through, and in later works, paint is sometimes confined to the edges of the canvas. Nice addition to anyone who appreciate art.

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