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Lot Description: Francis Bacon (1909-1992) "Second Version, Triptych" Each signed and inscribed E.A, lithographs printed in colours, 1989, epreuves d'artistes aside from the edition of 60, printed by Art Estampe, Paris, published by Michel Archimbaud for the Librairie Seguier for IRCAM-Centre Pompidou, on Arches paper, with full margins, 68cm by 52cm (3) Provenance: Dreweatts & Bloomsbury Auctions London: Modern and Contemporary Prints, Thursday, July 3, 2014 Lot 00126 Artist's Resale Rights/Droit de Suite may apply to this lot, please refer to our Terms of Business See illustration Born in Dublin to wealthy middle-class parents, the young Francis was shy and sensitive which caused great strain between child and parents. After being ostracised from the family home, Bacon travelled around Europe, flitting between the nightclubs of London, Paris and Berlin. He began to draw and paint after seeing a Picasso exhibition in 1927 in Paris. Bacon is undeniably one of the most engaging artists to emerge from the post war era and his twisted, contorted, pulsating images of blood and flesh perfectly capture the zeitgeist of a Europe so recently brutalised by war. Taking his cue from Old Masters like Velazquez and Breughel as well as modern masters like Picasso and Dali, Bacon's works are held by many of the great collections across the world. Condition Report: Slight cockling to the paper on each print. Tiny brown speck to lower left margin of right example, also a tiny mark approximately 1cm within the lower left of this work, may be integral? See image. Small crease bottom right corner within the margin, approximately 2cm diagonal. Otherwise appear in overall good condition. Not examined out of the frames. ARR: Categories: Prints