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Francis Bacon — Étude d'après le portrait du Pape Innocent X par Velázquez (after, Study for Portrait of Pope Innocent X after Velásquez, 1965) (S. 14, T. 9)
Francis Bacon

Étude d'après le portrait du Pape Innocent X par Velázquez (after, Study for Portrait of Pope Innocent X after Velásquez, 1965) (S. 14, T. 9)

A lithograph after Velázquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, executed in Bacon's expressive style with a dark color palette. Printed on Arches paper with trimmed margins, this work exemplifies Bacon's engagement with art historical sources.

Medium
Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with trimmed margins.

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January 18, 2023

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Francis Bacon, Étude d'après le portrait du Pape Innocent X par Velázquez (after, Study for Portrait of Pope Innocent X after Velásquez, 1965) (S. 14, T. 9)

A lithograph after Velázquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, executed in Bacon's expressive style with a dark color palette. Printed on Arches paper with trimmed margins, this work exemplifies Bacon's engagement with art historical sources.

Medium
Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with trimmed margins.
Seen at
Phillips, New York, London, Hong Kong

Related themes

Velázquez, Expressionism, Pope Innocent X, Portrait, Art-Historical, Francis Bacon, Lithograph, Arches Paper

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Collected by

Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo