biografia di Francis BACON (1909-1992)
Personal data
Birth : 10/28/1909 - Dublin, Ireland
Death : 04/28/1992 - Madrid, Spain
Sex : M
Nationality/Affiliation : United Kingdom
Representatives
Serge Sorokko Gallery – 213 Grant Avenue – San Francisco CA, United States
Professional data
Work and Life
1929:He established himself as a future designer and interior designer
1926 – 1927:Lives in Berlin, Germany
1926 – 1927:Lives in Paris, France
1925:Lives in London, United Kingdom
Pablo Picasso’s work influencd his painting until the mi-1940s
Began to draw and work in watercolor about 1926-1927
Work
Categorie and medium
Painting : Oil
Subject
portraitreligion
Movements and styles
ExpressionismAbstraction
Abstract Expressionism
Figurative Art
British Modernists
London School
Works
Autoportrait | |
Date of creation : 1976 | |
Trois études pour un portrait de Peter Beard | |
Date of creation : 1975 | |
Autoportrait | |
Date of creation : 1973 | |
Autoportrait | |
Date of creation : 1972 | |
Henrietta Moraes | |
Date of creation : 1969 | |
George Dyer et Isabelle Rawsthorne | |
Date of creation : 1968 | |
Autoportrait | |
Date of creation : 1967 | |
Three figures in a room | |
Date of creation : 1964 Medium : Oil/canvas Technical data : three panels Size : 198 x 441 cm | |
Three Studies for a Crucifixion | |
Date of creation : 1962 Medium : Oil/canvas Technical data : sand, three panels Size : 78 x 57 inch | |
Chimpanzé | |
Date of creation : 1955 | |
Deux figures dans l'herbe | |
Date of creation : 1954 | |
Three Studies for Figures at Base of a Crucifiction | |
Date of creation : 1945 | |
Homage to van Gogh | |
Medium : Oil Subject : portrait Size : 87 x 87 cm | |
Solo Exhibitions (Selected)
Solo exhibitions
2006
The Estate of Francis Bacon
Tony Shafrazi Gallery – New York NY, United States
2006
The Estate of Francis Bacon
Faggionato Fine Arts – London, United Kingdom
2006
Triptychs
Gagosian Gallery – London, United Kingdom
06/20/2006 – 08/04/2006
2005
Donation des dessins de Francis Bacon
Musée National Picasso – Paris, France
02/22/2005 – 05/30/2005
2004
Espace culturel – Pont-l’Evêque, France
06/05/2004 – 08/31/2004
Le profane et le sacré
Fondation Dina Vierny – Musée Maillol – Paris, France
04/07/2004 – 06/30/2004
Francis Bacon et la tradition de l’art
Fondation Beyeler – Riehen BL, Switzerland
02/08/2004 – 06/20/2004
2003
IVAM Institut Valencià d’Art Modern/Instituto Valenciano de Arte Moderno – Valencia, Spain
12/11/2003 – 03/14/2004
Centre Culturel Irlandais – Paris, France
11/05/2003 – 12/20/2003
2002
Marlborough Galerie AG Zürich – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
2002
Paintings
Marlborough Gallery – New York NY, United States
11/04/2002 – 12/07/2002
Van Gogh vu par Bacon
Fondation Van Gogh – Arles, France
07/05/2002 – 10/06/2002
1996
Musée d’Art Moderne de la ville de Paris – Paris, France
1996
1989
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden – Washington DC, United States
1989
MoMA Museum of Modern Art – New York NY, United States
1989
LACMA Los Angeles County Museum of Art – Los Angeles CA, United States
1989
1975
The Metropolitan Museum of Art – New York NY, United States
1975
1971
Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais – Paris, France
1971
1963
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum – New York NY, United States
1963
1962
Tate Gallery – London, United Kingdom
1962
1933
Sunderland House – London, United Kingdom
1933
Group Exhibitions (Selected)
Art shows / fairs
2004
Art 35 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/16/2004 – 06/21/2004
Represented by : Marlborough Galerie AG Zürich – Spiegelhofstrasse 36 – Zürich ZH, Switzerland
sf6 San Francisco International Art Exposition
Fort Mason – San Francisco CA, United States
01/16/2004 – 01/19/2004
Represented by : Sims Reed Gallery – The Economist Building 23a St Jame’s Street – London, United Kingdom
ART2004 – The 16th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/14/2004 – 01/18/2004
Represented by : Andipa Gallery – 162 Walton Street – London, United Kingdom
2003
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/04/2003 – 12/07/2003
Represented by : Faggionato Fine Arts – 49 Albemarle Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 34 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/18/2003 – 06/23/2003
Represented by : Galerie Beyeler – Bäumleingasse 9 – Basel BS, Switzerland
2002
Art Basel Miami Beach
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/05/2002 – 12/08/2002
Represented by : Crane Kalman Gallery – 178 Brompton Road – London, United Kingdom
FIAC, n°29
Paris Expo – Porte de Versailles – Paris, France
10/24/2002 – 10/28/2002
Represented by : Marlborough Fine Art Limited – 6 Albermerle Street – London, United Kingdom
Art 33 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/12/2002 – 06/17/2002
Represented by : Crane Kalman Gallery – 178 Brompton Road – London, United Kingdom
2001
Art Basel Miami Beach: cancelled
Miami Beach Convention Center – Miami Beach FL, United States
12/13/2001 – 12/16/2001
Represented by : Galerie Beyeler – Bäumleingasse 9 – Basel BS, Switzerland
Art Toronto 2001 – TIAF Toronto International Art Fair
MTCC Metro Toronto Convention Centre – Toronto ON, Canada
10/11/2001 – 10/15/2001
Represented by : Nikola Rukaj Gallery – 384 Eglinton Avenue West – Toronto ON, Canada
Art 32 Basel
Messe Basel – Basel BS, Switzerland
06/13/2001 – 06/18/2001
Represented by : Crane Kalman Gallery – 178 Brompton Road – London, United Kingdom
KUNSTKÖLN 2001 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Rheinhallen – Cologne, Germany
03/29/2001 – 04/01/2001
Represented by : Eikelmann Fine Art – Witteringstrasse 38 – Essen, Germany
Art Innsbruck, n° 5
Innsbruck, Austria
03/08/2001 – 03/11/2001
Represented by : Galerie Peithner-Lichtenfels – Pressgasse 30 – Vienna, Austria
ART2001 – The 13th London Contemporary Art Fair
Business Design Centre – London, United Kingdom
01/17/2001 – 01/21/2001
Represented by : Coskun & Co. Fine Art – 93 Walton Street – London, United Kingdom
Artpalmbeach – 4th Modern & Contemporary Art Fair
International Pavilion of the Palm Beaches – West Palm Beach FL, United States
01/10/2001 – 01/15/2001
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain
2000
ART Paris – art moderne et création contemporaine, n°1
Carrousel du Louvre – Paris, France
10/19/2000 – 10/23/2000
Represented by : James Hyman Fine Art Limited – 39 Belsize Square – London, United Kingdom
KUNSTKÖLN 2000 – Internationale Messe für Editionen, Art Brut, Kunst nach 1980
Messegelände Köln-Deutz – Cologne, Germany
04/01/2000 – 04/09/2000
Represented by : Eikelmann Fine Art – Witteringstrasse 38 – Essen, Germany
Palm Springs International Art Fair
Palm Springs CA, United States
03/15/2000 – 03/19/2000
Represented by : Eleonor Austerer Gallery – 540 Sutter Street – San Francisco CA, United States
1999
Art Cologne, n° 33
Cologne, Germany
11/07/1999 – 11/14/1999
Represented by : Galería Polígrafa – Balmes, 54 – Barcelona, Spain
1998
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo, n°17
Parque Ferial Juan Carlos I – Madrid, Spain
1998
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
1990
ARCO – Feria Internacional de Arte Contemporáneo
Madrid, Spain
02/08/1990 – 02/13/1990
Represented by : Marlborough Gallery – 40 West 57 Street – New York NY, United States
Group exhibitions
2003
Expressiv
Fondation Beyeler – Riehen BL, Switzerland
03/30/2003 – 08/10/2003
Blast to Freeze : L’art britannique au XXe siècle
Les Abattoirs – Espace d’art moderne et contemporain – Toulouse, France
02/25/2003 – 05/11/2003
2002
Les Jeux dans l’art du 20e siècle
Espace Bellevue – Biarritz, France
06/22/2002 – 10/03/2002
La Part de l’Autre
Carré d’Art – Musée d’art contemporain – Nîmes, France
05/18/2002 – 09/15/2002
Transition: The London Art Scene in the Fifties
Barbican Gallery – London, United Kingdom
01/31/2002 – 04/14/2002
2001
Portraits photographiques d’artistes
Salle Rossini – Paris, France
10/04/2001 – 10/06/2001
1997
L’Autre – 4ème Biennale d’Art Contemporain de Lyon
Halle Tony Garnier – Lyon, France
07/09/1997 – 09/24/1997