Francis Bacon, Fallen Figure c.1957-61
© Estate of Francis Bacon. All Rights Reserved, DACS 2002
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These pages occurred towards the middle of the dismembered sketchbook partially reconstituted in this display. Three sheets have been included from private collections to which they were dispersed prior to the Tate Gallery's acquisition of the remainder.
Bacon's known interest in boxing seems to be reflected in several drawings, echoing those earlier in the sketchbook. The figures are speedily sketched. By making the trappings ambiguous - lines may be ropes or outlines of furniture - a sense of drama enlivens Bacon's habitual reclining figures. This process also resulted in the hovering pose of 'Figure Crawling', which is based on the upper figure from Muybridge's famous photograph of a pair of wrestlers… (read more)
Bacon's known interest in boxing seems to be reflected in several drawings, echoing those earlier in the sketchbook. The figures are speedily sketched. By making the trappings ambiguous - lines may be ropes or outlines of furniture - a sense of drama enlivens Bacon's habitual reclining figures. This process also resulted in the hovering pose of 'Figure Crawling', which is based on the upper figure from Muybridge's famous photograph of a pair of wrestlers… (read more)
September 2004
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