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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1868-1901 The Works of Francis Bacon, Baron Veralum
By Francis Bacon
Located in Bath, GB
A fine fourteen volume collection of the works of Sir Francis Bacon, uniformly bound in half morocco, and from the library of industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. A bea...
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1992 Francis Bacon - Feria de Nimes Original Vintage Poster
By Francis Bacon
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring his 1969 painting "Study for Bullfight no 1", this beautiful poster advertises the Nimes Feria 1992. The Nimes Feria is a major Spanish-style cultural festival in southern ...
Linen, Paper
1980 Francis Bacon - Marlborough Gallery Original Vintage Poster
By Francis Bacon
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring his 1962 painting "Figure in a Room", this beautiful poster advertises Francis Bacon's exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, USA. Running from April to June 19...
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Galerie Maeght Original Poster by Francis Bacon & Lucian Freud, 1995
By Lucian Freud, Francis Bacon
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring his 1965 painting "Reflection with Two Children (Self-Portrait)", this poster was created for the Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon joint exhibition at the Fondation Maeght in...
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Louisiana Gallery Original Poster by Francis Bacon, 1963
By Francis Bacon
Located in Winchester, GB
This wonderful poster promotes the Francis Bacon works on display at the Louisiana Museum of Modern Art and depicts artwork "Man and Child" from 1963 in his typical and instantly rec...
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1984 Francis Bacon - Marlborough Gallery Original Vintage Poster
By Francis Bacon
Located in Winchester, GB
Featuring his 1982 painting "Study of a Self Portrait", this beautiful poster advertises Francis Bacon's exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery in New York, USA. Running from May to J...
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$1,010 / item
H 33 in W 24 in D 1 in
SALE 80s Original David Hockney Pool & Steps Louisiana Museum Exhibition Poster
Located in St.Petersburg, FL
1987 Original David Hockney "Pool and Steps" Louisiana Museum Exhibition Lithograph Poster Gorgeous Original David Hockney's "Pool and Steps" Lithograph Exhibition Poster for the Lo...
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$1,200
H 36.25 in W 24.25 in D 0.75 in
Framed Calder Galerie Maeght Lithograph Poster Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris 70s
By Galerie Maeght, Calder
Located in New York, NY
Bold, colorful and graphic Galerie Maeghgt Calder Poster by Maeght Editeur - Arte Paris. The poster is in it's original vintage frame with a blue mat border, aluminum frame and gla...
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$529
H 21.66 in W 15.75 in D 0.4 in
Original Vintage Poster, Pinocchio, Walt Disney, Cartoon, Children, Fairy, 1980
Located in SAINT-OUEN-SUR-SEINE, FR
Walt Disney poster to promote the cartoon Pinocchio from 1980. Artist: Anonymous Title: Pinocchio Date: circa 1980 Size (w x h): 15.7 x 21.7 in / 4...
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$544Sale Price|20% Off
H 28.94 in W 18.71 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster by Bernard Buffet May 1958 Original Vintage Poster
By Bernard Buffet
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original vintage poster by Bernard Buffet May 1958.
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Vintage Keith Haring poster advertisement 1984
By Keith Haring
Located in Brooklyn, NY
Keith Haring newsprint poster 1984: Rare vintage 1984 Keith Haring news print poster measuring approximately 11x17 inches. A standout original 1980s Keith Haring collectible which is...
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Original Pablo Picasso Poster, 1957, Galerie Louise Leiris
By Mourlot, Pablo Picasso
Located in Sharon, CT
Important early original poster by Picasso, printed by his lithographer, Mourlot. Paris, for an exhibition of paintings at Galerie Louise Leiris, 1957. Literature: Bloch, 1275; Mo...
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$753
H 35.44 in W 23.63 in D 0.79 in
Marc Chagall Original Exhibition Poster for Galerie Maeght, Paris, 1981
Located in Hammarö, SE
Original exhibition poster produced for Marc Chagall’s Lithographies originales récentes exhibition at Galerie Maeght, Paris, held from 20 May to 10 July 1981. Published by Galerie M...
Plastic, Paper
$268Sale Price|20% Off
H 39.38 in W 25.6 in D 0.04 in
Picasso Exposition Fête de l’Humanité 1973 Original Vintage Poster
By Pablo Picasso
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Picasso Exposition Fête de l’Humanité, 1973.
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$1,303
H 27.13 in W 18.63 in D 0.1 in
'To Kill a Mockingbird' Original Vintage Movie Poster, Romanian, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce original poster for the first Romanian release of the 1962 American film adaptation of Harper Lee's 1960 Pulitzer Prize winning novel 'To Kill A Mockingbird,' which addressed themes of racism and injustice in the Deep South. Gregory Peck won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance as Alabama lawyer Atticus Finch, while his ten-year-old co-star Mary Badham was nominated for Best Supporting Actor for her role as daughter Scout. Robert Duvall made his big screen debut as the misunderstood recluse Boo Radley...
Linen, Paper
$475
H 15.5 in W 24.6 in D 1 in
1868 Map of the Upper Part of the Island of Manhattan Above 86th Street
By Wm. Rogers Mfg. Co.
Located in San Francisco, CA
This wonderful piece of New York City history is over 150 years old. It depicts 86th street and above. It was lithographed by WC Rogers and company. It was made to show what was the Battle of Harlem during the Revolutionary war...
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$300Sale Price|20% Off
H 0.25 in W 17 in D 22 in
Original Exhibition Rare Janus Gallery Poster Signed & Dated by James Havard
Located in San Diego, CA
A very rare signed and dated original exhibition poster signed by the artist, James Havard the poster has water damage at the bottom corner as shown but his signature it's ok, it can...
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$686
H 30 in W 13.13 in D 0.1 in
'Please, Not Now!' Original Vintage Australian Daybill Movie Poster, 1963
Located in Devon, GB
A sultry Brigitte Bardot sizzles on this striking stone lithography poster for the French screwball rom-com 'La Bride sur le cou,' released in Australia and the UK as 'Please, Not Now!' and in the US as 'Only For Love'. Bardot starred as the saucy young model who enlists a handsome doctor in a zany plan to make her boyfriend jealous when he goes off with an American heiress. Directed by Bardot''s former husband Roger Vadim...
Linen, Paper
'Francis Bacon', Limited Edition 1/150, Complete with Six Lithographs
By Francis Bacon
Located in New York, NY
Limited edition, one of only 150 copies on Vélin de Rives. Dedicated to Francis Bacon and complete with five single-sheet color lithographs and one fold-out color triptych by Bacon. ...
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