Image courtesy of the Museum of Fine Arts It has been our aim to record all such details, but there are almost certainly omissions. London: Thames & Hudson, Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales, New York: Gagosian Gallery Find an in-depth biography, exhibitions, original artworks for sale, the latest news, and sold auction prices. Etude pour une corrida [1972] Voir plus Voir moins ... Francis Bacon: Die Portraits : Hamburg, Hamburger Kunsthalle, 2005-2006 (cat. Musée Fabre (2017)', London: Tate Gallery 2005-4 Sep. 2005, Hamburg: Hamburger Kunsthalle 59, pp. 11 Sep. 2008-4 Jan. 2009, 'Tragic Hero: A Majestic Francis Bacon Show', After Francis Bacon: Synaesthesia and Sex in Paint, Francis Bacon: Œuvre graphique - The graphic work: Catalogue raisonné, Sydney: Art Gallery of New South Wales After 1969, Bacon titled, signed and dated, on the reverse of the canvas, a majority of his paintings: before that date he only did so intermittently. 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Melville doubted that Bacon gave any of his paintings the title ‘Pope’, and pointed out that when he was working for Erica Brausen at the Hanover Gallery, ‘we used to call them “cardinals” rather than “popes” in the presence of visitors, to make sure that no one would be offended.’ Melville predicted that all the paintings in the 1964 catalogue would be thenceforth known by the titles assigned to them by Ronald Alley. From Joseph Fine Art LONDON, Francis Bacon, Portrait of Michel Leiris 1976 (1978), Etching on paper, 67 × 52 cm Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1978. 22 May. Titles of paintings placed in inverted commas, for example ‘Figure with Cricket Pad’, c.1982 (82-09), were not applied by Bacon or by his gallerists, and are merely descriptive. Van der Vorst- Art. by John Weightman (Oxford: ... Four canvasses removed from Bacon’s studio in 1978 appeared on the … In the 1964 catalogue raisonné, under pressure from Bacon, Ronald Alley consigned abandoned or destroyed paintings to two appendixes, classified as ‘A’ and ‘D’. Saved from thewhispergallery.com. 13 Oct. 2005-15 Jan. 2006. Tacou 32 Francis Bacon. Moreover, if Fragment of a Crucifixion, 1950 (50-02), in which more than half of the canvas is unpainted, was considered by Bacon a ‘finished’ painting, it is counterintuitive to categorise ‘Lying Figure’, c.1953 (53-21), for example, as ‘unfinished’. 1990-28 Aug. 1990. In my opinion “Lying Figure” is a very fine example of Bacon’s work.’. . An atheist and nihilist, the only ‘finish’ he recognised – and was haunted by – was death: to finish a painting was, perhaps, analogous to dying. Alley numbers, for example (Alley 106), are those assigned to each painting in the first catalogue raisonné, Ronald Alley and John Rothenstein, Francis Bacon (London: Thames & Hudson; New York: Viking Press, 1964). Portrait of Michel Leiris by Francis Bacon, 1976. American Figurative Expressionism. © The Estate of Francis Bacon. Furthermore, for the ‘post-Alley’ years, 1963 to 1991, the titles established by Bacon and Marlborough Fine Art have been adopted consistently; for example, although Painting, 1980 (80-09) was exhibited in 1999 with the descriptive title Three Figures, One with a Shotgun, subsequent research has shown that its original title was Painting, and has been reverted to here. All rights reserved. Two of these are paintings which had been sold and were destroyed in accidents while in private ownership; a third was damaged beyond restoration when it fell into Tokyo Dock. An atheist and nihilist, the only ‘finish’ he recognised – and was haunted by – was death: to finish a painting was, perhaps, analogous to dying. 26 Sep. 2006-10 Dec. 2006, Wisconsin: Milwaukee Art Museum Forty such canvasses, found in Bacon’s studio after he died, are now in Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Available for sale from Bugno Art Gallery, Francis Bacon, Portrait of Michel Leiris (1978), Etching, aquatint/Arches, 29 × 25 cm Contemporary Art. In the past most of Bacon’s paintings have been described as ‘oil on canvas’. 13 Jun. Centre Pompidou, Paris. Four canvasses removed from Bacon’s studio in 1978 appeared on the market in April 2007, and a further five, from a separate source, were sold in June 2007; six fragments of canvas which had been given in the 1950s to the Cambridge artist Lewis Todd, who painted on their primed sides, were auctioned in March 2013. On 30 July 1996 David Sylvester wrote to the then owner of ‘Lying Figure’, c.1953 (53-21), who was disappointed he had not included it in the Bacon retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Francis Bacon, Study from the Human Body, 1987. Bacon destroyed many hundreds of paintings. On small portrait canvasses he – or a friend – invariably cut out the head, and on the large canvasses the heads and sufficient of the main figurative elements to nullify the ‘image’ were excised. A compelling reason for ceasing to adopt these categories is that of the nine paintings Alley listed as ‘Destroyed’ in 1964, four in fact survive. Doubtless Bacon cut the canvasses so as to leave the stretchers intact for reusage, but while he could not have foreseen the tattered fragments eventually having a commercial value, or being exhibited, he could have rendered the destruction more complete (by burning the fragments, for example). Three studies for a Self-portrait, 1981. Art + Ideas. Doubtless Bacon cut the canvasses so as to leave the stretchers intact for reusage, but while he could not have foreseen the tattered fragments eventually having a commercial value, or being exhibited, he could have rendered the destruction more complete (by burning the fragments, for example). Edition of 100. more : Seated Figure 1977. 13 Oct. 2005-15 Jan. 2006. 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Francis Bacon was an Irish artist and one of the most unique, engaging figurative painters to emerge during the post-war period. Painting begun in Paris, finished in London, © The Estate of Francis Bacon. 29 Jan. 2007-15 Apr. 1990, New York: Museum of Modern Art Francis Bacon [The butcher's meat: Francis Bacon], 인간의 피냄새가 내 눈을 떠나지 않는다: 프랜시스 베이컨과의 대담 [Conversations with Francis Bacon]. Francis Bacon. Bacon destroyed many hundreds of paintings. Contact for price. Etude pour une corrida [1972] Francis Bacon. An atheist and nihilist, the only ‘finish’ he recognised – and was haunted by – was death: to finish a painting was, perhaps, analogous to dying. 13 Jun. Forty such canvasses, found in Bacon’s studio after he died, are now in Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. 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No. View Portrait of Michael Leiris (1978) By Francis Bacon; aquatint; 30 x 25 cm; Signed; Edition. In the 1964 catalogue raisonné, under pressure from Bacon, Ronald Alley consigned abandoned or destroyed paintings to two appendixes, classified as ‘A’ and ‘D’. 4 Jun. The painter seems solitary, while the dark shadows introduce a sense of foreboding or melancholy. Study for Portrait (Michel Leiris) 1978. May 21, 2015 - Francis Bacon ~ “Study for Portrait of Michel Leiris”, 1978…(Anglo-Irish, 1909-1992, b. Dublin, Ireland) - Etching and Aquatint on Arches Paper (via red-lipstick)Michel Leiris (1901 – 1990) was perhaps Bacon’s closest intellectual friend. 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All works / Modern. Francis Bacon. Some of the titles initially given to them have been revised here; for example, ‘Figures in a Landscape’, c.1956 (56-11) has been substituted for ‘Two Figures in the Grass’, which is more logical in view of its relationship with Figures in a Landscape, 1956-57 (57-01). Edinburgh: National Galleries of Scotland in association with the British Council, Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait: Essays and Interviews, New Haven and London: Yale University Press, Francis Bacon: Critical and Theoretical Perspectives, Francis Bacon: Œuvre graphique - The graphic work: Catalogue raisonné, Francis Bacon: La France et Monaco / France and Monaco, Paris: Albin Michel, Monte Carlo: Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation, The information in the present section on francis-bacon.com is based on the data in, ‘Notes for readers’ are extracted from the, Vol.1, p.102 and 103) and elaborate on the. Furthermore, for the ‘post-Alley’ years, 1963 to 1991, the titles established by Bacon and Marlborough Fine Art have been adopted consistently; for example, although Painting, 1980 (80-09) was exhibited in 1999 with the descriptive title Three Figures, One with a Shotgun, subsequent research has shown that its original title was Painting, and has been reverted to here. 17 sept. 2016 - Francis Bacon (Dublin, 1909 - Madrid, 1992), Portrait de Michel Leiris, 1978 etching and aquatint in colors on Arches paper, H29,4 x W25,1, signed and numbered 83/100. Signed Print (Etching and Aquatint) 1978. Ze waren geschilderd met platte, monochrome kleurenpaletten. Dec 19, 2018 - Francis Bacon: Portrait of Michel Leiris - 1976 Michel Leiris On 30 July 1996 David Sylvester wrote to the then owner of ‘Lying Figure’, c.1953 (53-21), who was disappointed he had not included it in the Bacon retrospective at the Centre Pompidou, Paris. Show Sizes Sizes available. n° 36 cit. The so-called ‘slashed canvasses’ are not (with one exception, Double Portrait of Lucian Freud and Frank Auerbach, 1964 (64-03)) included in this catalogue. In my opinion “Lying Figure” is a very fine example of Bacon’s work.’. Jess Cochrane’s latest body of work, Study of a Woman Talking to Herself is in conversation with the works of modern British master, Francis Bacon.