Landscape near Malabata, Tangier is a rare example of landscape in the output of Francis Bacon, an artist known mainly for his distorted human figures charged with psychological tension. Painted in the early 1960s, during the artist's frequent stays in Tangier, the painting captures the vibrant and mysterious atmosphere of the coast near Cape Malabata.
Although it is a landscape, the image retains Bacon's typical unease: the space seems distorted, dominated by an unstable horizon and strong chromatic contrasts. The rapid, textured brushstrokes evoke an environment in constant motion, where nature appears less as a place of harmony and more as a field of dynamic forces.
This work reflects a moment of exploration in Bacon's poetics, translating landscape into an emotional rather than descriptive presence and allowing an inner dimension of tension and disquiet to emerge.
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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