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Francis Bacon — Second version of the Triptych 1944: centre panel
Francis Bacon

Second version of the Triptych 1944: centre panel

A visceral and unsettling composition, this lithograph reproduces Bacon's iconic imagery of a contorted, screaming figure emerging from a dark, ambiguous void. The central panel of this monumental triptych presents a grotesque, fleshy form that blurs the boundary between the human and the monstrous, rendered with Bacon's characteristic raw intensity. Printed in colours on Arches paper, the work demonstrates the artist's masterful translation of his deeply psychological oil painting into the lithographic medium.

Medium
Lithograph in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins,

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December 12, 2013

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Francis Bacon, Second version of the Triptych 1944: centre panel

A visceral and unsettling composition, this lithograph reproduces Bacon's iconic imagery of a contorted, screaming figure emerging from a dark, ambiguous void. The central panel of this monumental triptych presents a grotesque, fleshy form that blurs the boundary between the human and the monstrous, rendered with Bacon's characteristic raw intensity. Printed in colours on Arches paper, the work demonstrates the artist's masterful translation of his deeply psychological oil painting into the lithographic medium.

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

Related themes

Dark And Disturbing, 20th Century, Male Artist, Expressionism, British Artist, Existential Angst, Grotesque Figure, Figurative Art, Triptych, Modern Master, Visceral Imagery, Lithograph

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Sebastián In Situ, Sebastián Naranjo