Triptych 1983 (right panel) . 1983. Lithograph in colors. Tacou 14. Sabatier 17. Signed and numbered. From an edition of 180 copies. On Arches wove paper (with the watermark). 67 x 50 cm (26.3 x 19.6 in). Sheet: 89,7 x 62,7 cm (35,3 x 24,6 in). Printed and published by Galerie Lelong, Paris. [KT]. • With his unmistakbale pictorial language, Bacon is one of the most important painters of the 20th century. • Lithograph after the large oil painting "Triptych", whis is at the Hirshhorn Musuem and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington. • Bacon"s triptychs are among his most emblematic and most expensive works on the art market, • Characteristic motif: Bacon repeatedly addresses the vulnerabilty of human existence in a fascinating manner. • His works are at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, the National Gallery of Art, Washington, Tate Gallery, London and the Centre Pompidou, Paris .