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Figure in Movement
Details
FRANCIS BACON (1909-1992)
Figure in Movement
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Figure in movement 1978 Francis Bacon' (on the reverse)
oil and pastel on canvas
78 x 58in. (198 x 147.5cm.)
Executed in 1978
Figure in Movement
signed, titled, inscribed and dated 'Figure in movement 1978 Francis Bacon' (on the reverse)
oil and pastel on canvas
78 x 58in. (198 x 147.5cm.)
Executed in 1978
Provenance
Marlborough International Fine Art, Vaduz.
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London.
Private Collection, Los Angeles.
Ivor Braka Ltd., London (acquired from the above in 1994).
Private Collection, New York.
Ivor Braka Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 2006.
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London.
Private Collection, Los Angeles.
Ivor Braka Ltd., London (acquired from the above in 1994).
Private Collection, New York.
Ivor Braka Ltd., London.
Acquired from the above by The Peter Simon Collection in 2006.
Literature
D. Sylvester, Interviews with Francis Bacon, 1962-1979, London 1980, pp. 168 and 176, no. 129 (illustrated, p. 169).
D. Sylvester, Gespräche mit Francis Bacon, Munich 1982, pp. 170 and 178, no. 129 (illustrated, p. 171).
M. Leiris, Francis Bacon: Full Face and in Profile, New York 1983, p. 269, no. 119 (illustrated in colour, p. 210).
D. Sylvester, ‘Artist’s Dialogue: Francis Bacon’, in Architectural Digest, June 1985 (illustrated in colour, p. 94).
J. Zimmermann, Francis Bacon: Kreuzigung Versuch, eine gewalttätige Wirklichkeit neu zu sehen, Frankfurt 1986, p. 43, no. 35 (illustrated, p. 42).
M. Leiris, Francis Bacon, Barcelona 1987, p. 127, no. 116 (illustrated in colour, p. 98).
E. van Alphen, Francis Bacon and the Loss of Self, Cambridge 1993, pp. 62, 82 and 206, no. 32 (illustrated, p. 63).
J. M. Faerna and J. Leggio (eds.), Great Modern Masters: Bacon, New York 1995, p. 62, no. 36 (illustrated in colour, p. 38).
M. Gayford, ‘Agony or Ecstasy?’, in The Daily Telegraph, 31 January 1998 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. A1).
W. Packer, ‘Distorted body of work’, in FT Weekend, 7-8 February 1998 (illustrated, p. VII).
W. Feaver, ‘Hung, drawn and martyred’, in The Observer, 8 February 1998 (illustrated, p. 10).
T. Hilton, ‘How to freeze the human body’, in The Independent, 15 February 1998 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. 21).
L. Ficacci, Francis Bacon: 1909-1992, Cologne 2003, p. 32 (illustrated in colour, p. 33).
B. Fraser, Love and Human Remains, Toronto 2006 (illustrated in colour on the front cover).
S. Hunter, Francis Bacon, Barcelona 2009 (illustrated in colour, p. 46; incorrectly dated '1976').
M. Harrison and R. Daniels (eds.), Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume IV, 1971–92, London 2016, p. 1160, no. 78-10 (illustrated in colour, p. 1161).
D. Sylvester, The Brutality of Fact: Interviews with Francis Bacon, London 2016, pp. 190 and 232, no. 124 (illustrated in colour, p. 191).
Bacon. En toutes lettres, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, 2019-2020 (illustrated in colour, p. 174).
M. Stevens and A. Swan, Francis Bacon: Revelations, London 2021, p. 962 (illustrated in colour, unpaged).
L. Scalabrella Spada (ed.), Francis Bacon: Paintings. The Complete Collection, London 2025, p. 562 (illustrated in colour, p. 433).
D. Sylvester, Gespräche mit Francis Bacon, Munich 1982, pp. 170 and 178, no. 129 (illustrated, p. 171).
M. Leiris, Francis Bacon: Full Face and in Profile, New York 1983, p. 269, no. 119 (illustrated in colour, p. 210).
D. Sylvester, ‘Artist’s Dialogue: Francis Bacon’, in Architectural Digest, June 1985 (illustrated in colour, p. 94).
J. Zimmermann, Francis Bacon: Kreuzigung Versuch, eine gewalttätige Wirklichkeit neu zu sehen, Frankfurt 1986, p. 43, no. 35 (illustrated, p. 42).
M. Leiris, Francis Bacon, Barcelona 1987, p. 127, no. 116 (illustrated in colour, p. 98).
E. van Alphen, Francis Bacon and the Loss of Self, Cambridge 1993, pp. 62, 82 and 206, no. 32 (illustrated, p. 63).
J. M. Faerna and J. Leggio (eds.), Great Modern Masters: Bacon, New York 1995, p. 62, no. 36 (illustrated in colour, p. 38).
M. Gayford, ‘Agony or Ecstasy?’, in The Daily Telegraph, 31 January 1998 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. A1).
W. Packer, ‘Distorted body of work’, in FT Weekend, 7-8 February 1998 (illustrated, p. VII).
W. Feaver, ‘Hung, drawn and martyred’, in The Observer, 8 February 1998 (illustrated, p. 10).
T. Hilton, ‘How to freeze the human body’, in The Independent, 15 February 1998 (illustrated with incorrect orientation, p. 21).
L. Ficacci, Francis Bacon: 1909-1992, Cologne 2003, p. 32 (illustrated in colour, p. 33).
B. Fraser, Love and Human Remains, Toronto 2006 (illustrated in colour on the front cover).
S. Hunter, Francis Bacon, Barcelona 2009 (illustrated in colour, p. 46; incorrectly dated '1976').
M. Harrison and R. Daniels (eds.), Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, Volume IV, 1971–92, London 2016, p. 1160, no. 78-10 (illustrated in colour, p. 1161).
D. Sylvester, The Brutality of Fact: Interviews with Francis Bacon, London 2016, pp. 190 and 232, no. 124 (illustrated in colour, p. 191).
Bacon. En toutes lettres, exh. cat., Centre Pompidou, Musée national d'art moderne, Paris, 2019-2020 (illustrated in colour, p. 174).
M. Stevens and A. Swan, Francis Bacon: Revelations, London 2021, p. 962 (illustrated in colour, unpaged).
L. Scalabrella Spada (ed.), Francis Bacon: Paintings. The Complete Collection, London 2025, p. 562 (illustrated in colour, p. 433).
Exhibited
New York, Marlborough Gallery Inc., Francis Bacon: Recent Paintings, 1980, pp. 6 and 11, no. 2 (illustrated in colour, p. 10).
London, Tate Gallery, Francis Bacon, 1985-1986, p. 238, no. 105 (illustrated in colour, p. 196). This exhibition later travelled to Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie and Berlin, Nationalgalerie.
New York, Marlborough Gallery Inc., Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, 1986, p. 4, no. 1 (illustrated in colour, p. 5).
London, Hayward Gallery, Francis Bacon: The Human Body, 1998, pp. 84 and 101, no. 20 (illustrated in colour, p. 85).
New Haven, The Yale Center for British Art, Francis Bacon: A Retrospective, 1999, p. 176, no. 60 (illustrated in colour, p. 177). This exhibition later travelled to Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Fort Worth, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Francis Bacon: Late Paintings, 2015, pp. 28, 48 and 51 (illustrated in colour, pp. 49 and 203; installation view at Tate Gallery in 1985 illustrated, p. 87).
London, Tate Gallery, Francis Bacon, 1985-1986, p. 238, no. 105 (illustrated in colour, p. 196). This exhibition later travelled to Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie and Berlin, Nationalgalerie.
New York, Marlborough Gallery Inc., Masters of the 19th and 20th Centuries, 1986, p. 4, no. 1 (illustrated in colour, p. 5).
London, Hayward Gallery, Francis Bacon: The Human Body, 1998, pp. 84 and 101, no. 20 (illustrated in colour, p. 85).
New Haven, The Yale Center for British Art, Francis Bacon: A Retrospective, 1999, p. 176, no. 60 (illustrated in colour, p. 177). This exhibition later travelled to Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; San Francisco, The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco and Fort Worth, Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.
New York, Gagosian Gallery, Francis Bacon: Late Paintings, 2015, pp. 28, 48 and 51 (illustrated in colour, pp. 49 and 203; installation view at Tate Gallery in 1985 illustrated, p. 87).
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