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Obras
Francis Bacon
after Study from Human Body (1987), 1992
Etching and aquatint on Fabriano paper
Paper: 163.2 x 121.3 cm. 64 1/4 x 48 in.
Image: 135 x 100 cm. 53. 1/4 x 39 1/2 in.
Image: 135 x 100 cm. 53. 1/4 x 39 1/2 in.
Edition of 90 (plus proofs)
Stamped signed lower right
£28,500 GBP
Further images
Edition of 90 with Arabic numbering, 30 E.A. (artist proofs) with Roman numbering. All sheets bear the stamp signature of Francis Bacon having died before signing the completed prints. Inspired...
Edition of 90 with Arabic numbering, 30 E.A. (artist proofs) with Roman numbering. All sheets bear the stamp signature of Francis Bacon having died before signing the completed prints. Inspired by the painting of the same title in the collection of a private collector.
After Study From the Human Body exemplifies his innovative approach to depicting the human form, characterised by distortion, isolation, and existential depth. This work explores themes of vulnerability, disintegration, and the fragility of human existence. Bacon's figures are distorted and deformed, with exaggerated proportions, particularly in the twisted legs that appear to merge with the ground, conveying the instability and vulnerability of the body.
The stark, bold orange background contrasts with the dark figure, creating a sense of isolation and psychological tension. Bacon's use of a black rectangle, enclosing the figure, heightens the claustrophobic atmosphere, symbolising existential confinement. His abstract, unnatural spaces, dislocated from recognisable contexts, intensify the focus on the body’s deformation and psychological struggle.
Bacon's figures convey not just physical distortion but emotional and psychological turmoil. Through minimalistic backgrounds and distorted forms, *Study From the Human Body* moves beyond traditional representations of the body, reflecting the anxieties and uncertainties of human existence. Bacon’s approach redefines the human form as fragile, mutable, and in conflict with itself and its surroundings, offering a new artistic language for expressing existential realities.
For further information please visit the Francis Bacon Estate page: https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/paintings/study-human-body-4
After Study From the Human Body exemplifies his innovative approach to depicting the human form, characterised by distortion, isolation, and existential depth. This work explores themes of vulnerability, disintegration, and the fragility of human existence. Bacon's figures are distorted and deformed, with exaggerated proportions, particularly in the twisted legs that appear to merge with the ground, conveying the instability and vulnerability of the body.
The stark, bold orange background contrasts with the dark figure, creating a sense of isolation and psychological tension. Bacon's use of a black rectangle, enclosing the figure, heightens the claustrophobic atmosphere, symbolising existential confinement. His abstract, unnatural spaces, dislocated from recognisable contexts, intensify the focus on the body’s deformation and psychological struggle.
Bacon's figures convey not just physical distortion but emotional and psychological turmoil. Through minimalistic backgrounds and distorted forms, *Study From the Human Body* moves beyond traditional representations of the body, reflecting the anxieties and uncertainties of human existence. Bacon’s approach redefines the human form as fragile, mutable, and in conflict with itself and its surroundings, offering a new artistic language for expressing existential realities.
For further information please visit the Francis Bacon Estate page: https://www.francis-bacon.com/artworks/paintings/study-human-body-4
Provenance
Published by Marlborough / 2 RC Rome and printed by Vigna Antoniniana, RomePublications
Bruno Sabatier, Francis Bacon, The Graphic Work, no. 8Alexandre Tacou, Francis Bacon, Estampes, no. 30
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