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Triptych 1986
Triptych 1986
Francis Bacon
Triptych, 1986/1987
Three etchings and aquatints in colours, on Arches paper, with full margins
Sheet: 89.5 × 62.5 cms
Image: 65.2 x 48.6 cms
Image: 65.2 x 48.6 cms
From the edition of 99, plus 15 APs and HC editions
Signed in pencil
£ 35,000.00
The left-hand panel depicts President Woodrow Wilson (Orozco 51), based on an old press cutting that served as Bacon’s prototype. The central panel is a portrait of John Edwards, the...
The left-hand panel depicts President Woodrow Wilson (Orozco 51), based on an old press cutting that served as Bacon’s prototype.
The central panel is a portrait of John Edwards, the artist’s long-term lover and muse.
The right-hand panel is based on a photograph of Trotsky’s study in Mexico, taken after his murder. Bacon depicts the desk belonging to the assassinated Russian political figure Leon Trotsky. Murdered with an ice pick in Mexico by a Spanish-born Soviet agent acting on Stalin’s orders, Trotsky’s body is shown draped in a bloodstained shroud.
While the image alludes to the violence of the assassination - eyewitnesses attested to Trotsky grappling with his attacker and even spitting in his face - the depiction of his desk also evokes the legacy of work that a great man leaves behind.
When Bacon produced this signed limited edition, he was just five years away from his own death, lending the work a particularly contemplative resonance.
The panels are numbered as follows:
Left Panel (Woodrow Wilson): 15/99; Central Panel (John Edwards): 80/99; Right Panel (Trotskys Desk): 58/99
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The central panel is a portrait of John Edwards, the artist’s long-term lover and muse.
The right-hand panel is based on a photograph of Trotsky’s study in Mexico, taken after his murder. Bacon depicts the desk belonging to the assassinated Russian political figure Leon Trotsky. Murdered with an ice pick in Mexico by a Spanish-born Soviet agent acting on Stalin’s orders, Trotsky’s body is shown draped in a bloodstained shroud.
While the image alludes to the violence of the assassination - eyewitnesses attested to Trotsky grappling with his attacker and even spitting in his face - the depiction of his desk also evokes the legacy of work that a great man leaves behind.
When Bacon produced this signed limited edition, he was just five years away from his own death, lending the work a particularly contemplative resonance.
The panels are numbered as follows:
Left Panel (Woodrow Wilson): 15/99; Central Panel (John Edwards): 80/99; Right Panel (Trotskys Desk): 58/99
Worldwide Delivery - We ship worldwide using a fully insured specialist art courier to ensure your new purchase reaches you without any fuss or stress. Please contact us for a quote or visit our Shipping FAQs for more information.
Hidden focuses on sought after, limited edition prints by the most illustrious artists of the 20th and 21st centuries. Click here to view more work from our collection.
**Hidden is compliant with Anti Money Laundering regulations and registered with HMRC in accordance with 5AMLD. This means that should you wish to purchase work/s for £10,000 or over, we will ask you for some additional verification for anti-money laundering purposes.**
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