FRANCIS BACON British, 1909-1992

Biography

Francis Bacon was a dominant figure of postwar art, and his canvases remain unmistakable for their contorted emotion and visceral physicality. “I would like my pictures to look as if a human being had passed between them, like a snail leaving its trail of the human presence... as a snail leaves its slime,” he once said. Among his signature motifs were screaming and disfigured heads, grappling homosexual lovers, and flanks of meat, and his style is characterized by its flat backgrounds and sense of motion, derived from the frequent use of photography and film stills as sources for portraiture. Mostly self-taught, Bacon nonetheless drew influence from an impossibly wide range of artists, from Vincent van Gogh, Eadweard Muybridge, and filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein, to Rembrandt, Masaccio, Titian, and especially Diego Velázquez, making explicit visual references to many of their works in his paintings. His lasting influence can be seen in particular among Young British Artists such as Darren Coffield, Jenny Saville, and Jake and Dinos Chapman.

 

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Works
  • Francis Bacon, Triptych 1991 (right panel), 1991
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych 1991 (right panel), 1991
  • Francis Bacon, Triptych 1986-7 , 1987
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych 1986-7 , 1987
  • Francis Bacon, Trois études de dos d'homme [Three studies of the male back], 1987
    Francis Bacon
    Trois études de dos d'homme [Three studies of the male back], 1987
  • Francis Bacon, Trois études de dos d'homme [Three studies of the male back], 1987
    Francis Bacon
    Trois études de dos d'homme [Three studies of the male back], 1987
  • Francis Bacon, Study for a portrait of John Edwards, 1986
    Francis Bacon
    Study for a portrait of John Edwards, 1986
  • Francis Bacon, Study for a portrait of John Edwards, 1986
    Francis Bacon
    Study for a portrait of John Edwards, 1986
  • Francis Bacon, Triptych inspired by Oresteia of Aeschylus, 1981
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych inspired by Oresteia of Aeschylus, 1981
  • Francis Bacon, Triptych August 1972, 1979
    Francis Bacon
    Triptych August 1972, 1979
  • Francis Bacon, Portrait de Michel Leiris, 1978
    Francis Bacon
    Portrait de Michel Leiris, 1978
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Francis Bacon was a dominant figure of postwar art, and his canvases remain unmistakable for their contorted emotion and visceral physicality. “I would like my pictures to look as if a human being had passed between them, like a snail leaving its trail of the human presence... as a snail leaves its slime,” he once said. Among his signature motifs were screaming and disfigured heads, grappling homosexual lovers, and flanks of meat, and his style is characterized by its flat backgrounds and sense of motion, derived from the frequent use of photography and film stills as sources for portraiture. Mostly self-taught, Bacon nonetheless drew influence from an impossibly wide range of artists, from Vincent van Gogh, Eadweard Muybridge, and filmmaker Sergei Eisenstein, to Rembrandt, Masaccio, Titian, and especially Diego Velázquez, making explicit visual references to many of their works in his paintings. His lasting influence can be seen in particular among Young British Artists such as Darren Coffield, Jenny Saville, and Jake and Dinos Chapman.

 

We specialise in original works of art by Francis Bacon. For further information on artwork available through private sales, please do contact info@dellasposa.com