Figures in a Landscape (1956-57)

Francis Bacon

oil on canvas

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Dated in paint: 1956. Singular bent figure in arena, with back turned towards the viewer.

Dimensions:

150 x 107.5 cm

Accession Number:

1959P35

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, with the aid of the R. J. Sainsbury Discretionary Fund, 1959

Scheme:

Gift

Ownership history:

Purchased from the artist through the Hanover Gallery, London by the Contemporary Art Society, with the R. J. Sainsbury Discretionary Settlement Fund, May 1957; presented to Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, 1959

Relationship:

(George) Loraine Conran Hanover Gallery, London Robert 'Bob' James Sainsbury Erica Brausen Birmingham Museums Trust R. J. Sainsbury Discretionary Settlement Fund

Subject:

Figures

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