Close-Up: Francis Bacon’s Final Work
Francis Bacon: Late Paintings, organized by the Centre Pompidou in Paris, is the first in-depth museum look at the extraordinary accomplishments of Francis Bacon’s final years.
Bacon (1909–1992) was a leading figure in 20th-century British art: celebrated, scandalous, and profoundly influential. His coming of age was bracketed by two world wars, and he found both beauty and tragedy in the human form.
The exhibition Francis Bacon: Late Paintings remains at the MFAH until the Museum reopens. In the meantime, you can hear from MFAH Director Gary Tinterow as he discusses Bacon’s final work, Study of a Bull (1991), in the audio excerpt below.
MFAH Director Gary Tinterow talks about the exhibition Francis Bacon: Late Paintings.
Francis Bacon, Study of a Bull, 1991, oil, aerosol, and dust on canvas, private collection. © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved / DACS, London / ARS, NY 2019
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