
Portrait of George Dyer Riding a Bicycle
A visceral and unsettling depiction of Bacon's lover and muse George Dyer, rendered in the artist's signature style of distorted, flesh-like forms that twist and dissolve against a flat, stark background. The human figure is contorted and fragmented, merging with the bicycle in a dreamlike fusion that blurs the boundary between body and machine. Bacon's characteristically raw and psychological approach transforms an ordinary moment of movement into a haunting meditation on vulnerability and isolation.
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- Auction House · Phillips
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Evening & Day Editions
January 19, 2017
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