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Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

1909–1992

WA-00005554

Dublin, Ireland

SurrealismExpressionism

Representation

None documented

20

Institutional Exhibitions

51

Works in Collection

98

Assets Indexed

14

Authority-backed Facts

0

Publications Referenced

100%

Profile Completeness

Cultural Positioning

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Authority Records (2)

WikidataQ154340

Selected Institutional Exhibitions

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Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1984

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The James Thrall Soby Bequest

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1979

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1969–1973

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Art in the Mirror

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1966–1967

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Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1964

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Modern Allegories

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961–1962

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Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1961

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Birds and Beasts from the Museum of Modern Art

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1960–1961

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New Images of Man

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1959

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Recent European Acquisitions

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956–1957

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Masters of British Painting, 1800�1950

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1956

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The New Decade: 22 European Painters and Sculptors

Museum of Modern Art, New York

1955

Field Verification (8 fields)

5 cross-verified · 3 single-source

Birth yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
Death yearWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
DeceasedWikidata + Unknown· 92%✓
LocationArtsy + Gallery· 85%✓
WebsiteWikidata· 92%✓
NationalityArtsy + Unknown· 85%
BiographyGallery Gagosian + Unknown· 80%
Primary mediumUnknown· 20%

Source Registry (3)

Gagosianhttps://gagosian.com/artists/
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
Christies-Artsyhttps://www.artsy.net/artist/francis-bacon
Tier 3 · Scraped/inferred100%
MoMA bulk 2026-05-04https://www.moma.org/artists/272
Tier 1 · Institutional92%

About

Why this artist matters now

No biography available for Francis Bacon yet.

Graph relationships

Taste overlap and adjacency

Movement

Surrealism

Medium

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Related Artists

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Institutional

Museum Collections

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Tate

Canonical record

Artworks (51)

Second Version of Triptych 1944

Second Version of Triptych 1944

1988 · Oil paint and acrylic paint on 3 canvases

support, each: 1980 x 1475 mm frame (each): 2178 x 1668 x 100 mm

Three Figures and Portrait

Three Figures and Portrait

1975 · Oil paint and pastel on canvas

support: 1981 x 1473 mm frame: 2175 x 1668 x 98 mm

Triptych - August 1972

Triptych - August 1972

1972 · Oil paint on 3 canvases

support, each: 1981 x 1473 mm frame (each): 2175 x 1668 x 102 mm

Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne

Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne

1966 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 813 x 686 mm frame: 943 x 793 x 59 mm

Study for Portrait on Folding Bed

Study for Portrait on Folding Bed

1963 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1981 x 1473 mm frame: 2198 x 1690 x 82 mm

Reclining Figure, No. 2

Reclining Figure, No. 2

1961 · Oil paint and ink on paper

support: 222 x 150 mm

Reclining Figure, No. 1

Reclining Figure, No. 1

1961 · Oil paint and ink on paper

support: 238 x 156 mm

Seated Figure

1961 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1651 x 1422 mm frame: 1853 x 1627 x 90 mm

Reclining Woman

Reclining Woman

1961 · Oil paint on canvas

support: 1988 x 1416 mm frame: 2188 x 1622 x 70 mm

Turning Figure

1959 · Graphite and oil paint on paper

image: 339 x 263 mm frame: 627 x 455 x 30 mm

Seated Woman

1957 · Graphite on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Nude Reading

1957 · Graphite and oil paint on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Cross-legged Figure with Arms Raised, No. 1

Cross-legged Figure with Arms Raised, No. 1

1957 · Graphite on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Cross-legged Figure with Arms Raised, No. 2

Cross-legged Figure with Arms Raised, No. 2

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Composition

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Man on a Bed

1957 · Graphite on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Man on a Sofa

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 254 x 190 mm

Bending Figure, No. 2

Bending Figure, No. 2

1957 · Ink and oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Pink Crawling Figure

Pink Crawling Figure

1957 · Oil paint and ink on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Blue Crawling Figure, No. 2

Blue Crawling Figure, No. 2

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Figure Lying, No. 1

Figure Lying, No. 1

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Figure Lying, No. 2

Figure Lying, No. 2

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Blue Crawling Figure, No. 1

Blue Crawling Figure, No. 1

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

Bending Figure, No. 1

Bending Figure, No. 1

1957 · Oil paint on paper

support: 340 x 270 mm

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Artwork sources (3)

51 published of 56 catalogued · 56 with image

Tate
50 published50 img
Art Institute Chicago
1 published1 img
+ 1 more source · 5 catalogued, not yet published

Per-Artwork Provenance Chains (top 10)

10 entries · 1 sources

Reclining Figure, No. 1
1961 · Tate · 1 prov
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Collapsed Figure
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
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Composition
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
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Figure with Left Arm Raised, No. 2
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Head
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Figure Bending Forwards
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Figure Lying, No. 1
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Figure in a Landscape
1952 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number
Study for Portrait II (after the Life Mask of William Blake)
1955 · Tate · 1 prov
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Seated Figure
1957 · Tate · 1 prov
Url Pattern Extraction 2026-05-27·accession_number

Record

Images

20 assets

Armchair (c. 1885)

Art Institute of Chicago

Artsy artist portrait

Artsy

Francis Bacon (Wikipedia)

Wikipedia

Francis bacon art fondation

Wikimedia Commons

Making of Washbasin DSC 0150

Wikimedia Commons

Francis bacon art fondation

Wikimedia Commons

Plaque to Millais, Hoppe, Bacon et al 7 Cromwell Place Kensington London SW7 2JN

Wikimedia Commons

Making of Washbasin DSC 0150

Wikimedia Commons

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Relationships

42

Peers & Context35

Willem de Kooningco-exhibited Walter De Mariaco-exhibited Damien Hirstco-exhibited Carl Andreco-exhibited Richard Artschwagerco-exhibited Franz Klineco-exhibited

Movements2

Surrealism Expressionism

Collections5

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum Art Institute of Chicago Tate Christie's Gagosian

Institutional

Representation & Collections

Gallery

Gagosian

In collection

Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum

In collection

Art Institute of Chicago

In collection

Tate

Market

Auction sale history

Houses that have sold works by this artist at auction

Background

Education

Dean Close School

Visual Arts · 1926

Network

Related Artists

Willem de Kooning

co exhibited with

Walter De Maria

co exhibited with

co exhibited with

co exhibited with

Richard Artschwager

co exhibited with

co exhibited with