Francis Bacons Finest Self Portrait

Francis Bacon S Greatest Self Portrait To Be Sold At Sotheby S Francis bacon’s "two studies for a self portrait" from 1970 reveals the artist in a rare optimistic moment. painted just before his triumphant retrospective at the grand palais in 1971, this work has only been exhibited twice before: first at the grand palais in 1971 and then again at marlborough fine art in 1993. S elf portrait, 1975, is undoubtedly one of the best iterations within francis bacon’s acclaimed pantheon of self images; a body of work that is today considered one of the artist’s greatest achievements, sitting him squarely among the ranks of art history’s celebrated masters of the discipline: rembrandt, van gogh, and picasso. startling.

Self Portrait 1972 Francis Bacon Wikiart Org Study for self portrait 1979 francis bacon center panel; study for self portrait 1979 francis bacon right panel from front. the artist (1979–80; in march 1980 to marlborough); [marlborough gallery, new york, 1980; sold on may 29, 1980 to gelman]; jacques and natasha gelman, mexico city and new york (1980–his d. 1986); natasha. Metropolitan museum of art. three studies for a self portrait is an oil on canvas triptych painting by the irish born english artist francis bacon. two of paintings are signed and dated 1979, and the third signed and dated 1979–1980. [ 1][ 2] the work can be viewed as a penetrating self examinations undertaken in the aftermath of the suicide. Self portrait. , 1972. asked what i could look at, never tiring, for as long as i am blessed with sight, i might, without reflecting, answer, the night sky above the sinai desert—but on second thought i’d have to say, the face of one i love. the human face is my favorite landscape. if you know the face you’re watching, know it well, it. 10 october 2024 19 january 2025. £23 25.50 with donation. book now. members visit free – join from just £5.50 per month. ticket offers and concessions. featuring more than 55 works from the 1950s onwards, this exhibition will explore francis bacon’s deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre.