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

portrait
religion

Movements and styles

Expressionism
Abstraction
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

Bibliography (Selected)


On the artist


Periodicals

2004

KAMPIANNE Harry – Son regard sur l’art
in: Art Actuel n° 31 p. 41
Paris, France
03/2004-04/2004

FRIMBOIS Jean-Pierre – Plus profane
in: Art Actuel n° 32 p. 32
Paris, France
05/2004-06/2004

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