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| Image | Sale date | Auction house | Location | Sale name | Lot No. | Estimate | Price Sold | Condition | Title |
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Jun 21, 2023 | Sotheby's | Paris | Collection Hélène Leloup, Le Journal d'une Pionnière, Vol. I | 15 | $****** - ****** | Head of Woman | |||
Jun 27, 1996 | Christie's | London | Contemporary Art | 20 | Estimates not disclosed | Head of woman |
paintings
89 x 68.5 cm (35.04 x 26.97 in)
oil on canvas
Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., Londres
Mrs Elizabeth Blake (Guiberson) , Dallas
Mrs. Lewis H. Lapham, New York (par descendance)
Christie"s, London, Contemporary Art , 27 juin 1996, lot 20
Collection Hélène Leloup, Paris (acquis lors de cette vente)
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Marlborough Fine Art Ltd., London
Mrs Elizabeth Blake (Guiberson), Dallas
Mrs. Lewis H. Lapham, New York (by descent)
Christie"s, London, Contemporary Art , 27 June 1996, lot 20
Collection Hélène Leloup, Paris (acquired at the above sale)
Londres, Marlborough Gallery, Francis Bacon- Paintings 1959-60, 23 mars - 22 april 1960
Mannheim, Kunsthalle Mannheim; Turin, Galleria Civica d"Arte Moderna; Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Francis Bacon , 18 juillet 1962 - 18 février 1963
Houston, Contemporary Arts Associates, Francis Bacon , 24 septembre - 1 novembre 1964
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais; Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, Francis Bacon , 26 octobre 1971 - 7 mai 1972; catalogue, no. 33, p. 112, illustré
Washington, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Inaugural Exhibition , 4 octobre 1974 - 15 septembre 1975
Washington, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York, Museum of Modern Art, Francis Bacon , 12 octobre 1989 - 28 août 1990; catalogue, no. 22, np, illustré
Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Francis Bacon/Bruce Nauman. Face to face , 1er juillet 2017 - 5 novembre 2017
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London, Marlborough Gallery, Francis Bacon- Paintings 1959-60, 23 March - 22 April 1960
Mannheim, Kunsthalle Mannheim; Turin, Galleria Civica d"Arte Moderna; Zurich, Kunsthaus Zürich; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Museum, Francis Bacon , 18 July 1962 - 18 February 1963
Houston, Contemporary Arts Associates, Francis Bacon , 24 September - 1 November 1964
Paris, Galeries nationales du Grand Palais; Dusseldorf, Kunsthalle, Francis Bacon , 26 October 1971 - 7 May 1972; catalogue, no. 33, p. 112, illustrated
Washington, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Inaugural Exhibition , 4 October 1974 - 15 September 1975
Washington, Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution; Los Angeles, Los Angeles County Museum of Art; New York, Museum of Modern Art, Francis Bacon , 12 October 1989 - 28 August 1990; catalogue, no. 22, np, illustrated
Montpellier, Musée Fabre, Francis Bacon/Bruce Nauman. Face to face , 1 July 2017 - 5 November 2017
Stephen Spender, At the Galleries: As Bacon Sees Us , The Observer, 1960, p. 24, illustré
John Russell, Francis Bacon, Art in Progress , Londres, 1964, np, illustré
Ronald Alley, John Rothenstein, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné and Documentation , Londres, 1964, p. 129, no. 161, illustré
Lorenza Trucchi, Francis Bacon , New York, 1976, no. 63, np, illustré
Bryan Appleyard, To shock is not enough , The Sunday Times, 1998, pp. 2-3, illustré
Martin Harrison, In Camera: Francis Bacon, Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting , Londres, 2005, pp. 148-149, illustré
Joanna Pitman, Francis Bacon in his studio, The Times, 2006, pp. 4-5, illustré
Cat. Exp. Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts; Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Francis Bacon in the 1950s , 26 septembre 2006 - 30 juillet 2007, no. 8, np, illustré
Anna Maria Wieland, Francis Bacon , Munich, Berlin, Londres et New York, 2009, p. 35, illustré
Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon - New Studies: Centenary Essays , Göttingen, 2009 , p. 256
Cat. Exp. Dublin, Dublin City Gallery, Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty , 28 octobre 2009 - 7 mars 2010
Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné , Londres, 2016, pp. 592-593, illustré en couleurs
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Stephen Spender, At the Galleries: As Bacon Sees Us , The Observer, 1960, p. 24, illustrated
John Russell, Francis Bacon, Art in Progress , London, 1964, np, illustrated
Ronald Alley, John Rothenstein, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné and Documentation , London, 1964, p. 129, no. 161, illustrated
Lorenza Trucchi, Francis Bacon , New York, 1976, no. 63, np, illustrated
Bryan Appleyard, To shock is not enough , The Sunday Times, 1998, pp. 2-3, illustrated
Martin Harrison, In Camera: Francis Bacon, Photography, Film and the Practice of Painting , London, 2005, pp. 148-149, illustrated
Joanna Pitman, Francis Bacon in his studio, The Times, 2006, pp. 4-5, illustrated
Exh Cat. Norwich, Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts; Wisconsin, Milwaukee Art Museum; Buffalo, Albright-Knox Art Gallery; Francis Bacon in the 1950s , 26 September 2006 - 30 July 2007, no. 8, np, illustrated
Anna Maria Wieland, Francis Bacon , Munich, Berlin, London and New York, 2009, p. 35, illustrated
Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon - New Studies: Centenary Essays , Göttingen, 2009 , p. 256
Exh. Cat. Dublin, Dublin City Gallery, Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty , 28 October 2009 - 7 March 2010
Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné , London, 2016, pp. 592-593, illustrated in colour
Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
Head of Woman
huile sur toile
89 x 68,5 cm ; 35 x 27 in.
Exécuté en 1960.
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Francis Bacon
1909 - 1992
Head of Woman
oil on canvas
89 x 68,5 cm ; 35 x 27 in.
Executed in 1960.
