Sam Francis: “My happiness is a curved line…”

Sam Francis, “Untitled,” 1988-89, 72 x 120 inches, acrylic on canvas

Collection: Hiroshima City Museum of Contemporary Art, Hiroshima, Japan

From a statement written by Francis to accompany the display of “Untitled” in the exhibition “Theme Hiroshima,” 3 May–20 August 1989:

“My happiness is a curved line, a circle and the straight line of the sun”