FRANCIS BACON Irish, British, 1909-1992
Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1976
Hand Signed and Numbered Etching and Aquatint in Colours on Arches Wove Paper
Paper size: 67.5 x 52 cm. / 26.6 x 20.5 in.
Image size: 30 x 25 cm. / 11.8 x 9.8 in.
Image size: 30 x 25 cm. / 11.8 x 9.8 in.
This etching and aquatint in colours is hand signed in pencil by the artist "Francis Bacon" at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered from the edition of 100 at the lower left margin. There were a further 43 hors commerce impressions numbered in Roman numerals.
It was printed and published by Georges Visat Editions in Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark and the publisher's blind stamp in the lower right margin.
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, California;
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (gifted directly from the above);
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (acquired directly from the above, c. 2000)
Literature:
1. Tacou, A. (2008). Francis Bacon: Estampes – Collection Alexandre Tacou. Paris: Bervillé Éditions.
Reference: Tacou 34.
2. Sabatier, B. (2012). Francis Bacon: Oeuvre Graphique - The Graphic Work: Catalogue Raisonné. Paris: JSC Modern Art Gallery.
Reference: Sabatier 2.
Condition: very good condition. A very pale, unobtrusive band of staining is visible in raking light in the upper left margin.
It is also numbered from the edition of 100 at the lower left margin. There were a further 43 hors commerce impressions numbered in Roman numerals.
It was printed and published by Georges Visat Editions in Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark and the publisher's blind stamp in the lower right margin.
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, California;
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (gifted directly from the above);
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (acquired directly from the above, c. 2000)
Literature:
1. Tacou, A. (2008). Francis Bacon: Estampes – Collection Alexandre Tacou. Paris: Bervillé Éditions.
Reference: Tacou 34.
2. Sabatier, B. (2012). Francis Bacon: Oeuvre Graphique - The Graphic Work: Catalogue Raisonné. Paris: JSC Modern Art Gallery.
Reference: Sabatier 2.
Condition: very good condition. A very pale, unobtrusive band of staining is visible in raking light in the upper left margin.
$ 24,000.00
