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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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...
Paper
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
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...
Paper
Terminator 1985 UK Quad Film Poster, Francis
Located in Bath, Somerset
Superb country-of-origin (for this partially British film) movie poster for Schwarzenegger's eponymous cyborg assassin, The Terminator. Wonderful art by Mike Francis...
Paper
$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.
Paper
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...
Paper
$680Sale Price|20% Off
H 30.32 in W 21.66 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster, 'Jeunesse Au Plein Air' C. 1980 V. Morvan & L. Kouper
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Original Vintage Poster, 'Jeunesse Au Plein Air' C. 1980 V. Morvan & L. Kouper "YOUTH IN THE OUTDOORS" This original poster was designed by Herve Morvan's wife, Veronique Morvan to ...
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.
Paper
$850
H 29.25 in W 18.75 in D 1.3 in
An original Francis Bacon poster from Galerie Maeght, framed in burl, Paris 1966
Located in View Park, CA
An original Francis Bacon exhibition poster, 1966. Featuring the “Personnage Couché” shown at Galerie Maeght in Paris. Framed gorgeously in a walnut burl, begging glass, and ready to...
Wood, Burl, Paper
$350
H 28.5 in W 26.5 in D 1 in
Yaacov Agam Circle Gallery SoHo Exhibition Poster 1980 Exhibition Poster
By Yaacov Agam
Located in Keego Harbor, MI
This vibrant exhibition poster features the dynamic geometric work of Yaacov Agam, a pioneer of kinetic and optical art. Created for Agam's solo show at Circle Gallery in SoHo, New Y...
Paper
$244
H 10 in W 8 in D 0.1 in
UNFORGIVEN Original Publicity Film Still Poster, 1992 CLINT EASTWOOD - FRAMED
Located in Bath, Somerset
Original Warner Bros 8x10 inches Publicity Still for Clint Eastwood's Unforgiven (1992). Unforgiven bagged 4 Oscars, including Best Picture and Best Director for Eastwood. Publicit...
Wood, Paper
$2,840
H 80.32 in W 76.38 in D 0 in
Boris Bucan, Original Vintage Poster 'Hrvatsko Narodno Kazaliste Split' C. 1980
By Boris Bucan
Located in Melbourne, Victoria
Boris Bucan was an internationally renowned graphic designer from Croatia. His graphic work has been widely exhibited all over the world. This is an original vintage poster which is...
Paper
$767
H 26.78 in W 33.27 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Vignobles De France Vins De Bourgogne Burgundy Wine Map
Located in London, GB
Original vintage drink advertising poster promoting French wines (one of a series issued by the Comite National de Propagande en Faveur du Vin national committee for the promotion of...
Paper
$1,046
H 38.98 in W 26.38 in D 0.04 in
Original Vintage Poster Pamplona San Fermin 1953 Ferias Y Fiestas Festival Spain
Located in London, GB
Original vintage travel advertising poster for the 1953 San Fermin festival in Pamplona Spain on 6-20 July / Pamplona San Fermin de 1953 del 6 al 20 de Juli...
Paper
'The Shining' Original Vintage British Quad Film Poster, 1980
Located in Devon, GB
A scarce and unusual 'Weekend Mirror' style teaser quad for the British release of Stanley Kubrick's 1980 modern horror masterpiece 'The Shining,' starring Jack Nicholson and Shelley Duvall. Based on the bestselling novel by Stephen King, the seminal psychological horror initially opened to mixed reviews, before growing momentum over the summer of 1980 to become an American box-office success. With anticipation building for the October 1980 British release, Warner Bros. made the canny marketing decision to reproduce a tabloid newspaper spread from the Saturday, August 30, 1980, edition of the Daily Mirror, on "the tide...
Paper, Linen