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Francis Bacon

(British, 1909–1992)

Francis Bacon

Portrait of Michel Leiris 1976 , 1978

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Francis Bacon

Figure at a Washbasin, 1978

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Francis Bacon

3 studies for a Portrait of Peter Beard I , 1975

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Biography

Timeline

1909: Born in Dublin, Ireland on October 28
1929: Began oil painting
1932: Turned to a type of Surrealism
1992: Died in Madrid, Spain on April 28

Exhibitions

2009 - 2010: Dublin, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, "Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty" (solo)
2008 - 2009: London, Tate Britain,"Francis Bacon," Traveling Exhibition (solo)
2008: Kontellationem III, Stadel Museum, Frankfurt/Main
: Modern Prints - Klassische Moderne bis Pop Art, Galerie Proarata, Zurich
2006 - 2007: "Francis Bacon - The Violence of the Real" K20 Kunstsammlung Nordhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2006: "Bienal del Aire," Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber (MACCSI), Caracas
: "Summer Exhibition," Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, London, UK
: "Mirada múltiple," Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao
: "Francis Bacon," Gagosian Gallery, London, UK
: "Francis Bacon: Studying Form" Faggionato Fine Art, London, UK
: "Summer Exhibition 2005," Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
: "De Picasso a Basquiat," Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris
2005: "Francis Bacon: Die Portraits," Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
: "Celebración del arte: Medio siglo de la Fundación Juan March," Fundación Juan March, Madrid
2004: "What´s modern?" Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY
: "Hidden Histories," The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, West Midlands, UK
: "Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art from 1880 to the Present," Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
: "Francis Bacon: Le Sacré et le Profane," Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris
: Oporto, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Museu Serralves
2003: Vienna, Kunsthistoriches Museum. This exhibition is travelled to: Basle, Fondation Beyeler
: Valencia, Institut Valencia d’Art Modern
: New York, Marlborough Gallery
: Arles, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh-Arles
2002: "Francis Bacon: Last Paintings" Faggionato Fine Art, London, UK
: New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery
2001: Holland, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
: Dublin, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
2000: Dublin, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
1999: San Diego, Museum of Contemporary Art
: New Haven, The Yale Centre for British art. This Exhibition later travelled to: Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art; Fort Worth, Museum of Modern Art
: London, Tate Gallery, (Works on Paper)
: London, Faggionato Fine Arts
: Paris, Galerie Lelong
: New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery
1998: Denmark, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum
: London, Hayward Gallery
1996: Paris, Centre G Pompidou, MNAM. This exhibition later travelled to: Munich, Haus der Kunst
1993: New York, Marlborough Gallery
: Lugano, Museo d’Arte Moderna
: Venice, Museo Correr, XLV Biennale di Venezia
: London, Marlborough Fine Art
1992: Madrid, Galeria Marlborough
: Liverpool, Tate Gallery
1990: New York, Marlborough Fine Art
: London, Marlborough Fine Art
: Washington, Hirshhorn Museum. This exhibition later travelled to: Los Angeles, County Museum; New York, MOMA
1989: Paris, Galerie Lelong
: Tokyo, Marlborough Fine Art
1988: Moscow, New Tretyakov, Central House of Artists
1987: New York, Marlborough Gallery
: Basle, Galerie Beyeler
: Paris, Galerie Lelong
1985: London, Marlborough Fine Art
: London, Tate Gallery. This exhibition later travelled to: Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie; Berlin, Nationalgalerie
1984: Paris, Galerie Maeght- Lelong
: New York, Marlborough Gallery
: London, Thomas Gibson Gallery
1983: London, Marlborough Fine Art
: Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art. This exhibition later travelled to: Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery
: New York, Marlborough Gallery
1980: Mannheim, Stadtische Kunsthalle
1978: Madrid, Fundacion Juan March. This exhibition later travelled to: Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro
1977: Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard
: Mexico, Museo de Arte Moderno. This exhibition later travelled to: Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
1976: Marseilles, Musee Cantini
1975: New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
: Zurich, Marlborough Galerie
1972: Milan, Galleria del Milione
1971: Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais. This exhibition later travelled to: Dusseldorf, Stadische Kunsthalle
1970: Turin, Galleria Galatea
1968: New York, Marlborough Gerson Gallery
: Paris, Galerie Maeght. This exhibition later travelled to: Rome, Marlborough Galleria d’arte; London, Marlborough Fine Art; Siegen, Oberes Schloss
1966: Milan, Galleria Toninelli Arte Moderna
1965: Hamburg, Hamburger Kunstverein. This exhibition later travelled to: Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Dublin, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art; London, Marlborough Fine Art
1964: Houston, Contemporary Arts Association
1963: London, Marlborough Fine Art
: New York, Granville Gallery
: New York, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum. This exhibition later travelled to: Chicago, The Art Institute
1962: London, The Tate Gallery. This exhibition later travelled to: Mannheim, Kunsthalle; Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna; Zurich, Kunsthaus; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Musuem
: Milan, Galleria Galatea
1961: Nottingham, Nottingham University
1960: London, Marlborough Fine Art
: Chicago, Richard L.Feigen Gallery
1959: London, Hanover Gallery
1958: Trin, Galleria Galatea. This exhibition later travelled to: Milan, Galleria dell’Ariete; Rome, Galleria l’Obelisco
1957: Paris, Galerie Rive Droite
: London, Beaux-Arts Gallery
1955: London, ICA
1954: London, Hanover Gallery
1953: New York, Durlacher Brothers
: London, Beaux-Arts Gallery
1952: London, Hanover Gallery
1951: London, Hanover Gallery
1934: London, Transition Gallery
1928 - 1929: London, Artist’s Studio

Literature

2005: Sylvestor, David, and Harrison, Martin, 'Francis Bacon: Studying Form' Faggionato Fine Art in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon.
1999: Harrison, Martin, 'Francis Bacon: Paintings from the Estate 1980-1991', Faggionato Fine Art, London
1997: Peppiat, Michael, ‘Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma’, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
1996: Kundera, Milan, ‘Bacon, Portraits et Auto-portraits’, Les Belles Lettres, Paris
: Schmied, Wieland, ‘Francis Bacon, Commitment and Conflict’, Prestel, Munich
: Sollers, Philippe, ‘Les Passions de Francis Bacon’, Gallimard, Paris
1994: Deleuze, Gilles, ‘Francis Bacon, Logique de la Sensation’ (2 vol), La Différence, Paris
1993: Farson, Daniel, ‘The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon’, Century, London
1987: Sylvester, David, ‘The Brutality of Fact, Interviews with Francis Bacon’, Thames & Hudson, London
1986: Davies, Hugh and Yard, Sally, ‘Bacon’, Abbeville, New York
1983: Leiris, Michel, ‘Francis Bacon, Full Face and in Profile’, Phaidon, Oxford
1980: Sylvester, David, ‘Interviews with Francis Bacon: 1962-1979’ (New and enlarged edition), Thames and Hudson, London
1975: Trucchi, Lorenza, ‘Francis Bacon’, Abrams, New York
1964: Alley, Ronald and Rothenstein, John, ‘Francis Bacon’, Thames & Hudson, London
: Russell, John, ‘Francis Bacon’, Methuen, London

Francis Bacon

(British, 1909–1992)

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Francis Bacon

Biography

Timeline

Exhibitions

Literature

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