
Francis Bacon in his studio, Reece Mews
A striking photographic portrait capturing the legendary painter Francis Bacon amidst the celebrated chaos of his Reece Mews studio, a space as iconic and layered as the artist himself. Bruce Bernard's dye destruction print renders the scene with vivid, saturated color, preserving the dense accumulation of paint, photographs, and debris that served as Bacon's creative environment. The image stands as a powerful document of artistic genius within its natural habitat, blurring the boundary between the man and the world he created around him.
- Medium
- Dye destruction print, printed 1998.
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Phillips
🔨 Auction Lot
Photographs
May 19, 2016
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