FRANCIS BACON 1909-1992
Dublin 1909 - 1992 Madrid (Irish / British)

Title: President Wilson at the 1919 Paris Peace Conference, 1987

Technique: Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in colours on vellum paper

Paper size: 89.5 x 63 cm / 35.2 x 24.8 in

Imges Size: 65 x 49 cm / 25.6 x 19.3 in

Additional Information: This etching is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Francis Bacon" at the lower right margin,
and hand numbered in pencil "50/99" at the lower left margin.
It was published and printed by Ediciones Poligrafa, Barcelona in 1987 in a limited edition of 99 hand signed and numbered impressions based on Bacon's "Triptych" painting of 1986-87.

The Paris Peace Conference in 1919 was the meeting of the Allied victors following the end of World War I to set the peace terms for Germany and other defeated nations, and to deal with the empires of the defeated powers following the Armistice of 1918. It took place in Paris in 1919 and involved diplomats from more than 30 countries. They met, discussed and came up with a series of treaties (Peace of Paris Treaties) in an attempt to maintain a lasting peace throughout the world. At its center were the leaders of the three "Great Powers": President Woodrow Wilson of the United States, Prime Minister David Lloyd George of Britain , and Georges Clemenceau of France.

Literature: Tacou, Alexandre. Francis Bacon,Estampes. Editions Bervillé.
Reference: Tacou 23.

Condition: Very good condition. A few very light handling marks.