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FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992)
Étude pour une corrida
lithograph in colours, 1971, on wove paper, signed in felt-tip pen, numbered 6/150, published by Musée du Grand Palais, Paris
Image 1264 x 1149 mm.
Sheet 1600 x 1190 mm.
Literature
Sabatier 10
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Lot Essay

Bacon's interest in bullfighting developed during several trips to Spain and southern France during the 1960s. The drama and brutality of the spectacle clearly struck a chord with the artist, who began collecting reference materials and images which he would annotate in his characteristic way. In 1969 Bacon conceived three large-scale works intended for Bullfighting triptych. Ultimately Bacon decided that each work should stand alone, as each individual composition focussed the viewer's attention on the precisely choreographed movement in the arena, and as such was a closer reflection of the Art of the Corrida.

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