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Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Francis Bacon, l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin], 1978
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup: Francis Bacon, l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin], 1978

Francis Bacon British, 1909-1992

l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin], 1978
Etching and aquatint in colours on Arches paper
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto
Blindstamp of the publisher, lower right on recto
Image: 47.5 x 36.3 cm
Sheet: 67.5 x 52 cm
Framed: 87.9 x 71.7 cm
© Estate of Francis Bacon
£ 17,500 + ARR
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The present work is the third and final etching on which Francis Bacon worked personally. He later worked with a master printer who would print the works overseen by artist's...
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The present work is the third and final etching on which Francis Bacon worked personally. He later worked with a master printer who would print the works overseen by artist's careful supervision. Here a man is seen grasping the tap of a washbasin with both hands, as if seeking solace there. The force between the figure and the foot of the washbasin creates tension. It is as if both exert force and thus keep each other in balance. The arena or ring, which Bacon used in many works as the architecture of the picture, reinforces the feeling that this is a trial of strength.

The image is derived from a traumatic scene Bacon witnessed on the eve of the opening of his retrospective at the Grand Palais in Paris, 1971. His paramour of the time, George Dyer, was found dead having taken his own life in the bathroom of his hotel in Saint-Germain-des-Prés. Bacon had frequently painted Dyer, whom was a great muse and inspiration to the artist. They met in 1963 under extraordinary circumstances, when Dyer attempted to break into his studio.
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Literature

Bruno Sabatier: Francis Bacon: Oeuvre Graphique (Catalogue Raisonee) Number 3
Francis Bacon: Estampes - collection Alexandre Tacou Number 35

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