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.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
painting
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triptych ⓘ |
| artisticMedium | oil paint ⓘ |
| colorCharacteristic |
contrasting dark tones
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predominantly orange background ⓘ |
| copyrightStatus | copyrighted ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Francis Bacon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| creatorNationality | Irish-born British ⓘ |
| depictedPersonNationality | British ⓘ |
| depictedPersonOccupation |
artist
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painter ⓘ |
| depictionForm | distorted figure ⓘ |
| depicts |
Lucian Freud
NERFINISHED
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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
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psychologically intense ⓘ |
| genre | portrait painting ⓘ |
| hasPart |
central panel of Three Studies of Lucian Freud
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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
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figurative abstraction ⓘ |
| support | canvas ⓘ |
| theme |
human condition
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identity ⓘ psychological tension ⓘ |
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