Born in Dublin, Ireland, in 1909, prominent British painter and printmaker Francis Bacon created controversial art until his death in 1992.
Despite the fact that he did not receive formal training, Bacon gained instantaneous recognition in 1945 after an exhibition at Lefevre Gallery in London that included his 1944 triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion. Bacon's figures can be described as distorted, fleshy masses in anguish; these shocking and unsettling images are his representation of the evils and the devastation of the human condition. Bacon's oil paintings simultaneously repel and intrigue the viewer with their bold, grotesque figures. This paradox remains consistent with his prints, which he based on a selection of 35 of his own paintings dating from 1965 to 1991. Bacon worked with skilled printers to create his relatively small body of etchings and lithographs that total only about 40 editions.
In 2008 and 2009, a major retrospective of Bacon's paintings traveled to the Tate Britain, London, England (September 11, 2008–January 4, 2009), to the Museo Nacional del Prado, Madrid, Spain (February 3–April 19, 2009) and to the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (May 20–August 16, 2009). Bacon's works are permanently part of public collections around the world, including the Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo, Norway; Birmingham Museum & Art Gallery, Birmingham, England; Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.; Museum of Modern Art, New York; and elsewhere.
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$3,850
Francis Bacon - Art Card: Painting, 1946. (Hand Signed and inscribed), Framed
By Francis Bacon
Located in New York, NY
Offset lithograph postcard Boldly signed and inscribed in marker by Francis Bacon in his inimitable hand on the verso, signed ca. 1972 This card was published by the Museum of Modern...
Postcard
$5,500
Monograph: Francis Bacon (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon)
By Francis Bacon
Located in New York, NY
Francis Bacon Francis Bacon (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon), 1975 Softcover catalogue with stiff wraps (hand signed and warmly inscribed by Francis Bacon) hand si...
Paper, Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset, Felt Pen
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$10,000
Book: Francis Bacon von [with] John Russell (hand signed and inscribed twice)
By Francis Bacon
Located in New York, NY
Highly collectible and coveted item: Francis Bacon von [with] John Russell (Monograph, hand signed and inscribed twice by Francis Bacon), 1972 Hardback monograph with dust jacket (ha...
Ink, Mixed Media, Lithograph, Offset
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 12 in W 16 in D 0.5 in
"The Waiting" - 1977 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper
By Jim Crabb
Located in Soquel, CA
"The Waiting" - 1977 Surrealist Lithograph on Paper Surrealist lithograph titled "The Waiting" by Jim Crabb (American, b. 1947-). Black and white surrealist figures take up the pape...
Paper, Ink, Lithograph
$353
H 10.83 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Interrogation - Original Lithograph and Offset by George Grosz - 1925
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Interrogation is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz. The artwork is from the book "Kobes" by Heinrich Man, that Grosz illustrated with 10 drawings reproduce...
Lithograph, Offset
$471
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.04 in
Homeland Figures - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Homeland figures from Ecce Homo is an original offset and lithograph, realized by George Grosz in 1922. The artwork is the plate n. 47 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published betwee...
Lithograph, Offset
$471
H 9.65 in W 13.98 in D 0.04 in
Shark - Original Offset and Lithograph by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Shark is an original offset and lithograph, realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n. 66 from the porfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Ve...
Lithograph, Offset
$471
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.04 in
Champagne Offset Lithograph Print, Expressionist, Circa 1923, Unframed
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Champagne is an offset lithograph, realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n. 77 from the porfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Verlag Berl...
Offset, Lithograph
Bhutan Abstraction PF-2
By Ricardo Mazal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The image is printed at full bleed to the edge of the paper. Bo...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
Bhutan Abstraction PF-1 and PF-2
By Ricardo Mazal
Located in Los Angeles, CA
This unframed, signed, limited edition pigment print by world renown artist Ricardo Mazal exists in an edition of 30. The image is printed at full bleed to the edge of the paper. Bo...
Archival Paper, Archival Pigment
$353
H 10.83 in W 8.67 in D 0.04 in
Forgiveness - Lithograph and Offset by George Grosz - 1925
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Forgiveness is an offset and lithograph print, realized by George Grosz. The artwork is from the suite of illustrations realized by Grosz for the book "Kobes". 1st edition printed ...
Lithograph, Offset
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Lithograph, Offset
John Baldessari Sonnabend Gallery 1981 (announcement)
By John Baldessari
Located in NEW YORK, NY
John Baldessari, Sonnabend Gallery New York 1981: Rare early 1980s John Baldessari exhibition announcement published on the occasion of: "Shape Derived from Subject (Snake): Used as ...
Lithograph, Offset
French Abstract Surrealist Color Lithograph Andre Masson
By André Masson
Located in Surfside, FL
Published Benincasa Carmine. Edizioni SEAT, Torino, Italy. Offset directly from the original plates. Limited edition. This is not hand signed or numbered. Signature in the printing p...
Lithograph, Offset
$400
H 13.98 in W 9.65 in D 0.04 in
Separe - Original Lithograph and Offset by George Grosz - 1923
By George Grosz
Located in Roma, IT
Separe is an original offset and lithograph realized by George Grosz. The artwork is the plate n.22 from the portfolio Ecce Homo published between 1922/1923, edition of Der Malik-Ve...
Lithograph, Offset