Three Studies of Lucian Freud

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Three Studies of Lucian Freud is a 1969 triptych painting by Francis Bacon depicting his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud in a series of distorted, psychologically intense portraits.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf painting
triptych
artisticMedium oil paint
colorCharacteristic contrasting dark tones
predominantly orange background
copyrightStatus copyrighted
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
creator Francis Bacon NERFINISHED
creatorNationality Irish-born British
depictedPersonNationality British
depictedPersonOccupation artist
painter
depictionForm distorted figure
depicts Lucian Freud NERFINISHED
Lucian Freud in three different poses
Lucian Freud seated on a chair
friendship between Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud
full-length portrait
head-and-shoulders portrait
seated male figure
describedAs distorted portrait
psychologically intense
genre portrait painting
hasPart central panel of Three Studies of Lucian Freud
left panel of Three Studies of Lucian Freud
right panel of Three Studies of Lucian Freud
inception 1969
influencedBy relationship between Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud
languageOfWork none
location private collection
mainSubject psychological portrait
movement Expressionism
Postwar art
notableWorkOf Francis Bacon NERFINISHED
numberOfParts 3
partOf 20th-century British art
salePriceCurrency USD
saleYear 2013
series Bacon triptychs NERFINISHED
significantEvent record-breaking auction sale in 2013
soldAt Christie's New York NERFINISHED
style distorted realism
figurative abstraction
support canvas
theme human condition
identity
psychological tension

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Francis Bacon notableWork Three Studies of Lucian Freud