Lying Figure (Lying Figure) by Francis Bacon depicts a body stretched out on a bed, immersed in an enclosed, claustrophobic space. These works are part of a series made in the 1950s and 1960s. The influence of Bacon's private life, bound up with his homosexuality and with relationships marked by violence and extreme passion, emerges in these intensely physical images.
The sharp light and contrasting colours isolate the figure, creating a theatrical and restless atmosphere. The bed, a place of intimacy, thus becomes a kind of stage for human vulnerability. Lying Figure represents one of the most radical expressions of Bacon's poetics: the search for psychological truth through the flesh, where inner reality is revealed in all its rawness.
Unique quality material
Print on handmade Amalfi paper Sheet size: 29 x 42 cm (11.4 x 16.5 in) With frame: 31 x 44 cm (12.2 x 17.3 in) Material: artwork printed on very fine handmade Amalfi paper with deckled edges Frame: light brown beech wood and wood pulp, handmade
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