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Did Francis Bacon make prints?
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Yes, Francis Bacon did indeed make prints. He released 36 of his canvas paintings to be distributed in print form. Panels from Study From a Bullfight are among Bacon’s top prints that often come up at auctions, and were in print until the 1990s. Shop a selection of Francis Bacon’s pieces from some of the world’s top art dealers on 1stDibs.
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Second Version, Triptych 1944
By Francis Bacon
Located in Toronto, Ontario
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) is one of the most distinctive, provocative, and influential painters of the 20th century. He is a true disrupter in the canon of Art History.
His singul...
Category
1980s Modern Abstract Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Francis Bacon 'Three Studies for Self Portrait' Limited Edition Signed Print
By Francis Bacon
Located in San Rafael, CA
Francis Bacon (British, 1909-1992)
Three Studies for Self Portrait, c. 1981
Lithograph in colors on Arches wove paper
Edition 81/150 with Arabic numbering. There were also 25 H.C. (...
Category
1980s Contemporary Portrait Prints
Materials
Lithograph
l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin]
By Francis Bacon
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours on Arches paper
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto
Image: 47.5 x 36.3 cm, Sheet: 67.5 x 52 cm, Framed: 87.9 x 71.7 cm
Edition of 46
...
Category
1870s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Etude Du Corps Humain D'après Ingres, Lithograph
By Francis Bacon
Located in Roma, IT
Etude Du Corps Humain D'après Ingres is a precious colored lithograph realized by Francis Bacon in 1984.
Colored lithograph on Arches paper. Hand-signed by the artist on the lower r...
Category
1980s Contemporary More Prints
Materials
Lithograph
Triptych August 1972 - Irish Triptych
By Francis Bacon
Located in London, GB
This complete set of three lithographs in colours, comprising the triptych, are each hand signed in pencil by the artist "Francis Bacon" at the lower right margins.
Each sheet is als...
Category
1980s Prints and Multiples
Materials
Lithograph
Study for a portrait of John Edwards
By Francis Bacon
Located in London, GB
Original lithograph in colours on Arches paper, with full margins, framed
Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto
Image: 68 x 49 cm, Sheet: 94.5 x 67.9 cm, Framed: 105.3...
Category
1980s Modern Figurative Prints
Materials
Lithograph


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