Francis Bacon 1909-1992

Biography

Francis Bacon is the most important British painter of the twentieth century.

He initially established his reputation in London in the 1940s when he was widely publicised for the horror of his imagery, in which he sought to strip man of any veneer of civilisation to expose the psyche of the subject and reveal the Human Condition.He is often associated with the School of London, a circle of figurative painters that includes Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Lucian Freud, Leon Kossoff and R.B.Kitaj. In his recreation of the subject Bacon built from Picasso to create a brilliantly inventive art that combined chance with control.

Works
  • Study from the Human Body
    Francis Bacon
    Study from the Human Body, 1981
    Lithograph
    101 x 66 cms
    39 12/16 x 25 15/16 ins
    £ 11,400.00
  • Oedipus and the Sphinx after Ingres
    Francis Bacon
    Oedipus and the Sphinx after Ingres, 1984
    Lithograph
    127 x 89 cms
    50 x 35 1/16 ins
    £ 12,000.00
  • Right Panel for Three Studies for Portrait of John Edwards
    Francis Bacon
    Right Panel for Three Studies for Portrait of John Edwards, 1984
    Lithograph
    60.5 x 45 cms
    23 13/16 x 17 11/16 ins
    £ 12,000.00
  • Triptych
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych, 1987
    Original lithograph
    94.5 x 68 cms
    37 1/4 x 26 3/4 ins
    121/180
    Signed
    £ 11,500.00 +ARR
  • Triptych 1987
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych 1987, 1987
    Lithograph
    94.6 x 67.9 cms
    37 3/16 x 26 11/16 ins
    £ 18,500.00 + ARR
  • Triptych August 1972 (right panel)
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych August 1972 (right panel), 1989
    Lithograph
    61 x 89.5 cms
    24 1/16 x 35 3/16 ins
    £ 7,300.00
  • Untitled (Study for a Pope)
    Francis Bacon
    Untitled (Study for a Pope)
    Mutilated canvas
    70 x 68.8 cms
    27 8/16 x 27 1/16 ins
    Sold
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