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Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971

Francis Bacon

Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 , 1971 (Executed)

Lot #115 | 2022-05-19 | Sotheby's, New York
Contemporary Evening Auction


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Painting

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USD 40,000,000 - 60,000,000 (currency of sale)

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Auction Details
Auction house: Sotheby's
Auction number: N10951
Auction name: Contemporary Evening Auction
Auction type: Fine Art
Location: New York
Start date: 2022-05-19
Currency: USD
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Lot Description
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Genre: Contemporary Art
Department: Painting & Works on Paper
Dimensions: 78 by 58 ⅛ in.
Item measurements:
Height In Centimeters: 198
Width In Centimeters: 147.5
Height In Inches: 78
Width In Inches: 58.125
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Year notes: Executed in 1971.
Provenance
Marlborough Fine Art, Zürich Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in February 1973) Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner
Exhibited
Paris, Galeries Nationals du Grand Palais and Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Francis Bacon , 1971-1972, no. 107, p. 137, illustrated Paris, Centre Pompidou, Francis Bacon: Books and Panting , 2019-2020, pp. 50-51, illustrated in color, p. 229 (text)
Literature
John Russell, Francis Bacon , London, 1971, p. 112, illustrated in color Lorenza Trucchi, Francis Bacon, New York, 1975, p. 14 (text), p. 150, illustrated in color Exh. Cat., Venice Biennale 45th International Exhibition, Figurabile Francis Bacon , 1993, p. 117 (text) Wieland Schmied, Francis Bacon: Commitment and Conflict, Munich, 1996, no. 18, fig. 34, p. 23, illustrated, p. 49, illustrated in color Exh. Cat., Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (and travelling), Francis Bacon: Lo Sagrado y lo Profano , 2003–2004, p. 31, illustrated in color Michael Peppiatt, Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma , London, 2008, p. 292 (text) Martin Harrison, ed., Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné , Volume III, 1958-71 , London, 2016, no. 71-04, p. 970-971, illustrated in color Maia Wellington Gahtan & Donatella Pegazzano, eds., Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art , New York, 2018, p. 56 (text) John M. Carvalho, Thinking with Images: An Enactivitst Aesthetics , New York, 2018, p. 35 (text)
Catalog summary
Property from a Private European Collector Francis Bacon 1909 - 1992 Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 signed Francis Bacon , titled and dated Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 (on the reverse) oil on canvas 78 by 58 ⅛ in. 198 by 147.5 cm. Executed in 1971. --------------------------------------------------- 弗朗西斯・培根 1909 - 1992年 《1962年紅衣主教習作,1971年第二版》 款識:藝術家簽名 Francis Bacon、書題目並紀年 Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971(背面) 油彩畫布 78 x 58 ⅛ 英寸;198 x 147.5 公分 1971年作 Provenance Marlborough Fine Art, Zürich Private Collection, Europe (acquired from the above in February 1973) Acquired by descent from the above by the present owner Literature John Russell, Francis Bacon , London, 1971, p. 112, illustrated in color Lorenza Trucchi, Francis Bacon, New York, 1975, p. 14 (text), p. 150, illustrated in color Exh. Cat., Venice Biennale 45th International Exhibition, Figurabile Francis Bacon , 1993, p. 117 (text) Wieland Schmied, Francis Bacon: Commitment and Conflict, Munich, 1996, no. 18, fig. 34, p. 23, illustrated, p. 49, illustrated in color Exh. Cat., Institut Valencià d'Art Modern (and travelling), Francis Bacon: Lo Sagrado y lo Profano , 2003–2004, p. 31, illustrated in color Michael Peppiatt, Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma , London, 2008, p. 292 (text) Martin Harrison, ed., Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné , Volume III, 1958-71 , London, 2016, no. 71-04, p. 970-971, illustrated in color Maia Wellington Gahtan & Donatella Pegazzano, eds., Monographic Exhibitions and the History of Art , New York, 2018, p. 56 (text) John M. Carvalho, Thinking with Images: An Enactivitst Aesthetics , New York, 2018, p. 35 (text) Exhibited Paris, Galeries Nationals du Grand Palais and Kunsthalle Düsseldorf, Francis Bacon , 1971-1972, no. 107, p. 137, illustrated Paris, Centre Pompidou, Francis Bacon: Books and Panting , 2019-2020, pp. 50-51, illustrated in color, p. 229 (text)
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