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CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ FOCUS: STUDY FOR PORTRAIT 1957

Posted on 2017-06-08 03:28:32 in CATALOGUE RAISONNÉ FOCUS
Francis Bacon, ‘Study for Portrait, 1957'. Oil on canvas. © The Estate of Francis Bacon / DACS London 2017. Catalogue Raisonné number: 57-22.

The next of Bacon's works to feature in our ‘Catalogué Raisonné Focus’ series is Study for Portrait, 1957 (Catalogue Raisonné number 57-22) which is currently on display in Germany’s Museum für Gegenwartskunst Siegen as part of their 6 x Francis Bacon and other highlights of the ‘Lambrecht-Schadeberg Collection'. Out of all the Bacon Popes, this is one of the most satirical, with the tassels on the prelate's face being as mocking as his limply-raised arms. Excerpts: Martin Harrison, FSA. 57-22 Study for Portrait, 1957, Catalogue Raisonné Volume II page 524-525. If you’d like to order a copy of the ‘Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné’ please visit Heni Publishing’s website.