Francis Bacon (1909-1992, British)
Masque Mortuaire de William Blake 1991
Estimate: $15000 - 20000
Sold For:
$20000 hammer
Description
Francis Bacon (1909-1992, British)
Masque Mortuaire de William Blake 1991
colour lithograph
60.0 x 50.0 cm (image); 80.0 x 60.0 cm (sheet)
signed lower right: Francis Bacon
numbered lower left: 8/60
published by Michel Archimbaud for the Librairie Séguier, Paris
edition: 8/60
Provenance:
JSC Modern Art Gallery, Paris
Private collection, Melbourne
Reference:
Sabatier, no.27
Tacou, no.29
Related Works:
Study for Portrait II (after the Life Mask of William Blake) 1955, oil on canvas, 61.0 x 51.0 cm, Tate collection, London, purchased 1979
Estimate: $15000 - 20000
Result Hammer: $20000