Triptych, 1976
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Triptych, 1976
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Triptych, 1976 is a large triptych painted by the British artist Francis Bacon in 1976. It comprises three oil and pastel paintings on canvas. It is the second most expensive Bacon ever sold, after Three Studies of Lucian Freud, being auctioned for US$86 million in 2008. The triptych is a large three panel painting, with dense colors and abstract shapes. Bacon used his usual technique, starting on the left panel and working across. The piece draws on classical Greek iconography and mythology, an
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Triptych by Francis Bacon
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2023-11-15T18:23:27Z
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