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Subject Study for a portrait of Van Gogh VI 1957

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" Vincent van Gogh is one of my great heroes," said Francis Bacon " He is one of the great geniuses of painting." in Vincent van Gogh's letters to his brother Theo, Bacon found a precept for realist painting which he adopted as his own:"[...] to make...

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Francis Bacon Study for a portrait of Van Gogh IV, 1957

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Man in Blue I, 1954

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Sleeping Figure, 1959

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Two Studies for a portrait of George Dyer, 1968

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Two studies for a Portrait of george Dyer, 1968 " After all, I've had a very unfortunate life,, because all the people I've been really fond of have died. And you don't stop thinking about them; time doesn't heal. But you concentrate on something which...

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Untitled ( Marching Figures ), 1950/2

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By MMaxi

Francis Bacon Untitled ( Marching Figures ) ca. 1950/2 This parade of tiny figures marching through a cage-like structure that towers above them is unique in Francis Bacon's oeuvre. Nevertheless, in its composition and motifs this picture is comparable...

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The end of the Line, 1953

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By MMaxi

In 1953 Bacon produced Not only "The End of the Line" but also more Studies from Velàzquez' portrait of Innocent X and the Series of 8 paintings entitled Studies for a Portrait.In Bacon's first solo exhibition in New York, the Durlacher Brothers gallery...

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Study of a Dog, 1952

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Man at Curtain, 1950 en '51

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Untitled ( Pope ), 1950

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Untitled ( Pope ), 1950 " I have deliberately tried to twist myself, but I have not gone far enough.My paintings are, if you like, a record of this distortion. [...] I attempt to recreate a particular experience with a greater poignancy in the desire...

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