
Second Version of Painting 1946
1971
A haunting and visceral composition, this offset lithograph reproduces one of Bacon's most iconic and unsettling images, featuring a looming, shrouded figure presiding over splayed carcasses of meat beneath a dark umbrella. Printed in rich, brooding colours on Arches wove paper, the work captures Bacon's signature fusion of raw flesh, power, and existential dread. The lithographic medium translates the original painting's dense, suffocating atmosphere with remarkable fidelity, preserving the tension between violence and stillness that defines Bacon's vision.
- Medium
- offset lithograph printed in colours on Arches wove paper
- Spotted At
- Auction House · Sotheby's
🔨 Auction Lot
Contemporary Discoveries
August 11, 2023
Estimate: $5,000 – $7,000
Lot 41
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