Sam Francis
1970s painting
("Grid"):
Golden Rod
1974
acrylic on canvas
ca. 77 x 52 in.
$330,000
at Christie's New York
May 8, 1990

Note: the record for a 1970s painting on paper
("Grid"):
Untitled (Tokyo
1974
acrylic on paper
ca. 22 x 30 in.