Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures.
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Works in Collection
5 works
Exhibitions
17 exhibitionsJul 02, 1946 – Sep 12, 1954
Paintings, Sculpture, and Graphic Arts from the Museum Collection
112 artists · 1 curator
Nov 09, 1948 – Jan 31, 1949
Recent Acquisitions
8 artists
Aug 29, 1950 – Oct 15, 1950
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
72 artists · 1 curator
Jun 23, 1953 – Oct 04, 1953
Summer Exhibition: New Acquisitions; Recent American Prints, 19471953; Katherine S. Dreier Bequest; Kuniyoshi and Spencer; Expressionism in Germany; Varieties of Realism
100 artists · 2 curators
Oct 19, 1954 – Feb 06, 1955
XXVth Anniversary Exhibition: Paintings from the Museum Collection
260 artists
May 10, 1955 – Aug 07, 1955
The New Decade: 22 European Painters and Sculptors
22 artists · 1 curator
Oct 03, 1956 – Dec 02, 1956
Masters of British Painting, 18001950
31 artists · 1 curator
Nov 28, 1956 – Jan 20, 1957
Recent European Acquisitions
37 artists · 1 curator
Sep 30, 1959 – Nov 29, 1959
New Images of Man
23 artists · 1 curator
Dec 03, 1960 – Jan 08, 1961
Birds and Beasts from the Museum of Modern Art
26 artists · 2 curators
Feb 01, 1961 – Mar 04, 1961
Painting and Sculpture from the James Thrall Soby Collection
37 artists
Aug 19, 1961 – Jan 30, 1962
Modern Allegories
20 artists · 1 curator
May 27, 1964
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
169 artists
Nov 22, 1966 – Feb 06, 1967
Art in the Mirror
30 artists · 1 curator
Nov 05, 1969 – Jan 02, 1973
Painting and Sculpture from the Museum Collection
35 artists
Mar 22, 1979 – May 09, 1979
The James Thrall Soby Bequest
9 artists · 1 curator
May 17, 1984
Selections from the Permanent Collection: Painting and Sculpture
59 artists · 2 curators