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Connoisseur's Collection: Mid Summer Sale

Wed, Jul 13, 2022 05:30PM EDT
Lot 209

Francis Bacon, Manner of: Pope

Estimate: $800 - $1,200

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Francis Bacon  (British, 1909 - 1992) Manner of: Pope. Oil pastel on cold pressed paper, unsigned, unframed.

 Francis Bacon is known for surreal, cubist portrait, still life and figure painting, furniture design. He was one of the most powerful and original figure painters in the twentieth century; particularly noted for the obsessive intensity of his work.

10 x 7 inches paper.

Private collection, Madison, Wisconsin, USA.

Condition

Very good condition; paper is slightly toned; paper is rippled; paper from previous mounting stuck to verso.

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