• Auction 1024

    Francis Bacon: The Complete Prints

    22 October 2013 - 5 November 2013, London

    SALE TOTAL: 428,758 (GBP)
36 Lots for Sale 1024
Lot 1
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Portrait of Peter Beard
Image: 265 x 226 mm.
Paper: 380 x 284 mm.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($12,744 - $19,116)

price realized
£10,989
($17,529)
Lot 2
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Portrait of Michel Leiris
Image: 300 x 250 mm.
Paper: 674 x 520 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($15,930 - $23,895)

price realized
£15,104
($24,092)
Lot 3
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Figure at a Washbasin
Image: 474 x 363 mm.
Paper: 675 x 520 mm.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,558 - $12,744)

price realized
£17,739
($28,295)
Lot 4
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Metropolitan Triptych
Image: 390 x 300 mm. (each)
Paper: 625 x 1100 mm.
estimate
($19,116 - $28,674)

Lot 5
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Metropolitan Triptych (Large Version)
Image: 387 x 295 mm.(each)
Paper: 650 x 500 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($23,895 - $39,825)

price realized
£20,449
($32,618)
Lot 6
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for a Portrait
Image: 725 x 540 mm.
Paper: 1015 x 710 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($15,930 - $23,895)

price realized
£13,699
($21,851)
Lot 7
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych 1986-1987
Image: 654 x 487 mm. (each)
Paper: 895 x 627 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
($23,895 - $31,860)

Lot 8
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for a Bullfight no. 1
Image: 1150 x 1265 mm.
Paper: 1202 x 1597 mm.
estimate
£40,000 - £60,000
($63,720 - $95,580)

price realized
£61,248
($97,691)
Lot 9
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Image: 860 x 1147 mm.
Paper: 1107 x 1590 mm.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($12,744 - $19,116)

price realized
£10,989
($17,529)
Lot 10
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Self-portrait
Image: 853 x 635 mm.
Paper: 1020 x 724 mm.
estimate
£7,000 - £10,000
($11,151 - $15,930)

price realized
£10,068
($16,060)
Lot 11
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Figure writing reflected in a Mirror
Image: 850 x 635 mm.
Paper: 1020 x 720 mm.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($12,744 - $19,116)

price realized
£11,139
($17,768)
Lot 12
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for Portrait of Pope Innocent X after Velasquez
Image: 950 x 690 mm.
Paper: 1160 x 770 mm.
estimate
£15,000 - £25,000
($23,895 - $39,825)

price realized
£23,184
($36,980)
Lot 13
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Three Studies for a Self-portrait
Image: 325 x 280 mm. (each)
Paper: 470 x 1035 mm.
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($28,674 - $39,825)

price realized
£32,819
($52,348)
Lot 14
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Oresteia of Aeschylus
Image: 400 x 300 mm. (each)
Paper: 535 x 1035 mm.
estimate
($12,744 - $19,116)

Lot 15
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych 1983
Image: 670 x 500 mm. (each)
Paper: 865 x 607 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
£18,000 - £25,000
($28,674 - $39,825)

price realized
£24,514
($39,101)
Lot 16
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Oedipus and the Sphinx after Ingres
Image: 1165 x 860 mm.
Paper: 1277 x 900 mm.
estimate
£8,000 - £12,000
($12,744 - $19,116)

price realized
£11,371
($18,137)
Lot 17
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study of a Human Body after Ingres
Image: 620 x 461 mm.
Paper: 890 x 605 mm.
estimate
($6,372 - $9,558)

Lot 18
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for a Portrait of John Edwards
Image: 605 x 450 mm.
Paper: 808 x 597 mm.
estimate
($9,558 - $12,744)

Lot 19
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Three Studies of a Male Back
Image: 607 x 450 mm. (each)
Paper: 810 x 590 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
£12,000 - £18,000
($19,116 - $28,674)

price realized
£17,739
($28,295)
Lot 20
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for a Portrait of John Edwards
Image: 680 x 505 mm.
Paper: 950 x 680 mm.
estimate
($9,558 - $12,744)

Lot 21
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych August 1972
Image: 655 x 485 mm. (each)
Paper: 898 x 620 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
($23,895 - $39,825)

Lot 22
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Second Version, Triptych 1944
Image: 625 x 460 mm.
Paper: 755 x 560 mm. (3)
estimate
($23,895 - $31,860)

Lot 23
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Second Version, Triptych 1944 (Large Version)
Image: 1440 x 1063 mm. (each)
Paper: 1788 x 1200 mm. (each) (3)
estimate
£20,000 - £30,000
($31,860 - $47,790)

price realized
£27,399
($43,703)
Lot 24
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych 1987 (Centre Panel)
Image: 685 x 505 mm.
Paper: 947 x 680 mm.
estimate
($9,558 - $12,744)

Lot 25
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Three Studies for a Self-Portrait
Image: 340 x 290 mm.
Paper: 520 x 940 mm.
estimate
£10,000 - £15,000
($15,930 - $23,895)

price realized
£14,527
($23,171)
Lot 26
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study of Portrait after the Life Mask of William Blake
Image: 600 x 500 mm.
Paper: 800 x 600 mm.
estimate
($12,744 - $19,116)

Lot 27
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study from the Human Body
Paper: 450 x 328 mm.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,558 - $12,744)

price realized
£8,429
($13,446)
Lot 28
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Miroir de la Tauromachie
Images: 480 x 357 mm. (each)
Portfolio: 510 x 385 mm. (overall)
estimate
£30,000 - £50,000
($47,790 - $79,650)

price realized
£61,148
($97,531)
Lot 29
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych 1971 (Left Panel)
Image: 757 x 557 mm.
Paper: 855 x 610 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,779 - $7,965)

price realized
£4,157
($6,631)
Lot 30
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Triptych (Centre Panel)
Image: 490 x 365 mm.
Paper: 650 x 500 mm.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($6,372 - $9,558)

price realized
£10,287
($16,409)
Lot 31
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Studies of the Human Body (Centre Panel)
Image: 890 x 660 mm.
Paper: 1013 x 660 mm.
estimate
($7,965 - $11,151)

Lot 32
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Study for Self-Portrait
Image: 817 x 610 mm.
Paper: 650 x 940 mm.
estimate
£4,000 - £6,000
($6,372 - $9,558)

price realized
£6,628
($10,573)
Lot 33
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Homage to Van Gogh
Image: 710 x 526 mm.
Paper: 942 x 700 mm.
estimate
£2,000 - £3,000
($3,186 - $4,779)

price realized
£2,854
($4,554)
Lot 34
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Lying Figure
Image: 500 x 370 mm.
Paper: 640 x 485 mm.
estimate
£6,000 - £8,000
($9,558 - $12,744)

price realized
£8,064
($12,864)
Lot 35
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Bacon, Grand Palais, Paris (Exhibition Poster)
Image: 1260 x 1150 mm.
Paper: 1590 x 1200 mm.
estimate
£3,000 - £5,000
($4,779 - $7,965)

price realized
£4,214
($6,723)
Lot 36
Francis Bacon (1909-1992)
Metropolitan Museum of Art (Exhibition Poster)
Image: 1150 x 861 mm.
Paper: 1590 x 1105 mm.
estimate
($4,779 - $7,965)

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