Francis Bacon

British | 1909 - 1992

Francis Bacon was a British Postwar & Contemporary artist who was born in 1909. His work is currently being shown at multiple venues like MGKSiegen. Numerous key galleries and museums such as National Portrait Gallery, London have featured Francis Bacon's work in the past.Francis Bacon's work has been offered at auction multiple times, with realized prices ranging from 11 USD to 142,405,000 USD, depending on the size and medium of the artwork. Since 1998 the record price for this artist at auction is 142,405,000 USD for 3 Works: Studies of Lucian Freud, sold at Christie's New York in 2013. In the past 12 months, his prints & graphic art have averaged 9,307 USD.Francis Bacon has been featured in articles for BBC News, Studio International and The Washington Post. The most recent article is Francis Bacon's Portrait of Man with Glasses III to Lead Christie's 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale written for ArtDaily in February 2025. The artist died in 1992.

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Selfportrait ,1977

By Francis Bacon

Galerie Thalberg

Figure writing reflected in a mirror ,1977

By Francis Bacon

Galerie Thalberg

LEIRIS Michel ,1969

By Francis Bacon

Binoche & Giquello

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At Auction

Notable Lots

Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer - Francis Bacon

Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer ,1963

By Francis Bacon

3 Works: Studies of Lucian Freud - Francis Bacon

3 Works: Studies of Lucian Freud ,1969

By Francis Bacon

Study for a Head ,1952

By Francis Bacon

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Upcoming Lots

Lot ,1966

By Francis Bacon

Villanfray & Associates

Portrait of Man with Glasses III - Francis Bacon

Portrait of Man with Glasses III ,1963

By Francis Bacon

Christie's London

Second version of Triptych 1944 (centre part) (1989

By Francis Bacon

De Vuyst

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Post-Auction Lots for Sale

Derrière le Miroir ,1966

After Francis Bacon

Rosebery´s Fine Art Auctioneers

Self Portrait Seated ,1970

After Francis Bacon

TGP Auction

Study for Bullfight No 1 - Francis Bacon

Study for Bullfight No 1 ,1969

After Francis Bacon

TGP Auction

Recent Auction Results

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DYER

By Francis Bacon

Lots Road Auctions

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DYER TALKING - Francis Bacon

PORTRAIT OF GEORGE DYER TALKING ,1966

By Francis Bacon

Lots Road Auctions

"Study from Human Body"

By Francis Bacon

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Karrenbauer Auction House

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Current Exhibitions

Portraiture: From Cassatt to Warhol

Acquavella Galleries, New York

Upper East Side | New York | USA

Jan 21,2025 - Mar 21,2025

Shortcuts

MGKSiegen

Siegen | Germany

Aug 23,2024 - Mar 23,2025

Self-Portraits

Skarstedt, Paris

8e | Paris | France

Feb 13,2025 - Mar 29,2025

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Articles

Francis Bacon’s Portrait Of Man With Glasses ΙΙΙ to lead Christie’s 20th/21st Century Evening Sale

ArtDependence Magazine 18/02/2025

Christie’s offers Francis Bacon’s Portrait of Man with Glasses III (1963; estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) as a major highlight of its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 5 March 2025.

Francis Bacon's Portrait of Man with Glasses III to Lead Christie's 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale

ArtDaily 18/02/2025

Christie’s will present Francis Bacon’s Portrait of Man with Glasses III (1963; estimate: £6,000,000-9,000,000) as a major highlight of its 20th/21st Century: London Evening Sale on 5 March 2025.

A Glimpse at Picasso and Pollock Masterpieces Kept in Tehran Vault

BBC News 17/02/2025

It has been dubbed one of the world's rarest treasure troves of art but few people outside its host country know about it.

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Coverage

“ ..Ultimately, and appropriately, Bacon’s last triptych of 1991 returns to the key image of sexual struggle that had frequently recurred in his work... ”
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Museo Nacional del Prado

“ ..Like his commissioning photographs of friends which allowed him to paint at a distance from his subject, some of Bacon's most significant work was based on reproductions of work by other artists... ”
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Hugh Lane Gallery

“ ..Charged with implied narrative, Bacon's stark paintings of self-representation mark significant departures in his technique... ”
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Gagosian Gallery, New York (980 Madison Avenue)

“ ..Although historically the emphasis has been on the men in Bacon’s life, the artist was equally engaged with women, many of whom he had long-lasting relationships with, and he painted more female than male... ”
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Ordovas Gallery, New York

“ ..Bacon is world famous for his twisted images of people and animals, often splattered with paint, displaying raw emotion and considered to be some of the most powerful images in art... ”
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