FRANCIS BACON
PROPERTY FROM THE PRIVATE COLLECTION OF CHRISTOPHER HYLAND
FRANCIS BACON

Study for Bullfight I

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FRANCIS BACON
Study for Bullfight I
lithograph in colors, 1971, on wove paper, signed in ink, numbered 114/150, published by Centre National d'Art Contemporain, Grenoble, France, with full margins, generally in very good condition, framed
L. 50 x 45 5/8 in. (1270 x 1159 mm.)
S. 63 x 47 3/8 in. (1600 x 1203 mm.)

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Bacon's interest in bullfighting developed through several trips to Spain and southern France during the 1960s. The drama and brutality of the spectacle clearly struck a chord with the artist, who began collecting reference materials and images which he would annotate in his characteristic working style. In 1969 Bacon conceived three large scale works intended to form a Bullfighting triptych. Ultimately Bacon decided that each work should stand alone as each individual composition focusing the viewer's attention on the precise choreographed movement in the arena, and as such was a closer reflection of the Art of the Corrida.
The oil painting Study for Bullfight I remains in private hands. The present lithograph, on a similar scale to the monumental painting and in remarkably fresh condition, represents a rare opportunity to acquire this important image from one of Bacon's most sought after periods.

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