Francis Bacon’s 1972 Self-Portrait Confronts Grief and Mortality at Sotheby’s

Francis Bacon’s 1972 Self-Portrait Confronts Grief and Mortality at Sotheby’s

A Portrait Painted in the Wake of Loss Francis Bacon’s 1972 Self-Portrait stands among the most psychologically charged works of his career, and its forthcoming appearance at Sotheby’s—where it is… The post Francis Bacon’s 1972 Self-Portrait Confronts Grief and Mortality at Sotheby’s appeared first on stupidDOPE

Francis Bacon 1972 Self-Portrait

One of Francis Bacon's most significant self-portraits heads to auction, expected to sell for up to $16,400,000. Bacon painted it shortly after the death of...