This lot consists of hand-drawn graphite on paper in the style of Francis Bacon. Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 - 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, grotesque, emotionally charged, raw imagery. He is best known for his depictions of popes, crucifixions and portraits of close friends. His abstracted figures are typically isolated in geometrical cage like spaces, set against flat, nondescript backgrounds. Bacon said that he saw images "in series", and his work typically focuses on a single subject for sustained periods, often in triptych or diptych formats. His output can be broadly described as sequences or variations on a single motif; beginning with the 1930s Picasso-informed Furies, moving on to the 1940s male heads isolated in rooms or geometric structures, the 1950s screaming popes, and the mid-to-late 1950s animals and lone figures, the 1960s portraits of friends, the nihilistic 1970s self-portraits, and the cooler more technical 1980s late works..

PROVENANCE:
Private Collection, NY.

DIMENSIONS:
13.75"x 11" .

This item is being sold -as is-. Please use photos as part of the description. The absence of condition report does not guarantee excellent condition. Please note: This work is being sold -In the style of- the named artist In the style of works are works by an unknown creator whose style is strongly under the influence of the style of the named master artist.

Very good condition.Lot ships wood framed as is.