Francis Bacon
British · 1909–1992 · Painter, Printmaker
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of… (Wikipedia)
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'Pope with Owls'Phillips · $33,000,000≈ £24,522,553≈ €29,162,248Sign up to see
Seated WomanPhillips · $28,165,000≈ £17,834,980≈ €24,665,032Sign up to see
Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George DyerPhillips · $16,015,000≈ £12,204,694≈ €13,826,297Sign up to see
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Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures.
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cubismExpressionismmodern artsurrealism
Also known as Trenton Doyle Hancock
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