List of paintings by Francis Bacon explained

This is an incomplete list of paintings by the Irish-born British painter Francis Bacon (1909–1992).

1930s

c.1929–30

• Painting (Oil on canvas, 91.5 cm × 61 cm, Private Collection (long term loan to the Tate Gallery))^[1]

1933

• Crucifixion (Oil on canvas, 60.5 cm × 47 cm, Private collection of Damien Hirst (Murderme), London)

c.1936

• Figures in a Garden (aka Seated Figure, The Fox and the Grapes, and Goering and his Lion Cub) (Oil on canvas, 74 cm × 94 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[2]

1940s

1944

• Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (Oil and pastel on Sundeala board, 94 cm × 74 cm (37 in × 29 in), Tate, London) (large triptych)

1945

• Figure in a landscape (Oil on canvas, 144.8 cm × 128.3 cm, Tate, London)

1945–46

• Figure Study I (Oil on canvas, 123 cm × 105.5 cm, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh)^[3]
• Figure Study II (Oil on canvas, 145 cm x 129 cm, Huddersfield Art Gallery, Huddersfield)

1946

• Painting (Oil and pastel on linen, 197.8 cm × 132.1 cm (6.5 7/8 x 52 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City)^[4]

1947–48

• Head I (Oil and tempera on hardboard, 100.3 cm × 74.9 cm (39.5 x 29.5 in), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City)^[5]

1949

• Head II (Oil on canvas, 80 x 63.6 cm (31.4 x 25 in), Ulster Museum, Belfast)^[6]
• Head III (Oil on canvas, 81 x 66 cm (32 x 26 in), Private collection)^[7]
• Head IV (Man with a Monkey) (Oil on canvas, 82 x 66 cm, (32.4 x 26 in) Private collection)^[8]
• Head V (Oil on canvas) Private collection)^[8]
• Head VI (Oil on canvas, 93.2 cm × 76.5 cm (36.6 x 30.1in), Arts Council Collection, London)^[9]
• Study from the human body (Oil on canvas, 147.2 × 130.6 cm, National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)^[10]

1950s

1951

• Pope I – Study after Pope Innocent X by Velazquez (Oil and sand on canvas, 197.8 x 137.4 cm (78 x 54 in), Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen)^[11]

1952

• Man Eating a Leg of Chicken (Oil on canvas), Collezione Maramotti, Reggio Emilia)^[12]
• Man Kneeling in Grass (Oil on canvas, 198 x 137 cm (78 x 54 in), Private collection, Milan)^[13]
• Study for Crouching Nude (Oil and sand on canvas, 137.1 x 198.1 cm (54 × 78 in), Detroit Institute of Arts, Michigan)^[14]
• Study of a Dog (Oil on canvas, 198.1 cm × 137.2 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[15]
• Study of a Figure in a Landscape (Oil on canvas, 198.12 x 137.16 cm (78 x 54 in), Phillips Collection, Washington D.C.) ^[16]
• Study for a Portrait (aka Businessman I and Man's Head) (Oil on canvas, 66.1 cm × 56.1 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[17]

1953

• Two Figures (Oil on canvas, 152.5 cm × 116.5 cm (60.0 in × 45.9 in), Private Collection.
• Study after Velázquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (Oil on canvas, 152.1 × 117.8 cm (59 7/8 × 46 3/8 in), Des Moines Art Center, Des Moines)^[18]
• Study of a Baboon (Oil on canvas, 198.3 x 137.3 cm (6.6 x 54 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City)^[19]
• Study from the Human Body (Oil on canvas, 147.2 x 130.6 cm (57.8 x 51.4in), National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne)^[20]
• Study for a Portrait (Oil on canvas, 152.3 x 117 cm (60 x 46 in), Private collection)^[21]
• Study for Portrait VI (Oil on canvas, 151.45 x 116.21 cm (59 5/8 x 45 3/4 in), Minneapolis Institute of Arts, Minnesota)^[22]
• Study for Portrait VII (Oil on canvas, 152.3 x 117 cm (60 x 46 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City)^[23]
• Study of the Sphinx (Oil on canvas, 214 x 153 cm (84.2 x 60.2 in), Yale University Art Gallery, New Haven, Connecticut)^[24]

1954

• Man in Blue IV (Oil on canvas, 137 × 197.96 cm (53.94 x 77.95 in), mumok, Vienna)^[25]
• Figure with Meat

1955

• Head in Grey (Oil on canvas, 60.9 x 51 cm (24.1 × 20.1 in), Walker Art Center, Minnesota)^[26]
• Study for Portrait II (after the Life Mask of William Blake) (Oil on canvas, 60.1 cm × 50.8 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[27]
• Figure Sitting (The Cardinal) (Oil on canvas, 178.5 cm × 143.5 cm (70.2 x 56.4in), Stedelijk Museum voor Actuele Kunst, Ghent)^[28]

1956

• Figures in a Landscape (Oil on canvas, 150 x 107.5 cm (59 x 42.3 in), Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, Birmingham)^[29]
• Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, 198.12 × 137.16 cm (78 x 54 in), Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth, Texas)^[30]
• Study for Figure No. 4 (Oil on canvas, 152.4 cm × 116.8 cm (60 x 45.9in), Art Gallery of South Australia, Adelaide)^[31]
• Study for Portrait, Number IV (After the Life Mask of William Blake) (Oil on canvas, each 61.1 x 50.8 cm (24 1/8 x 20 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City) (small triptych)^[32]

1956–57

• Study for Portrait No.6 (Oil on canvas, 149 x 116 cm (58.6 x 45.6 in), Hatton Gallery, Newcastle upon Tyne)^[33]

1957

• Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh IV (Oil on canvas, 152.4 cm × 116.8 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[34]
• Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh VI (Oil on canvas, 198.1 cm × 142.2 cm (78 x 56in), Arts Council Collection, London)^[35]
• Study for Chimpanzee (Oil on canvas, 152.4 x 117 cm (60 x 46 1/16 in), Peggy Guggenheim Collection, Venice)^[36]

1958

• Pope with Owls (Oil on canvas, 198 cm × 1422 cm (78 x 56in), Museum of Modern Arts, Brussels)^[37]

1960s

1959–60

• Walking Figure (Oil on canvas, 158.12 × 142.24 cm (78 x 56 in), Dallas Museum of Art, Dallas)^[38]

1960

• Nude (Oil on canvas 152,4 x 119,7 cm,^[39] Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt, Frankfurt)^[40]
• Seated Figure (Oil on canvas, 152.8 x 119.5 cm, (60 1/8 x 47 in), Private collection)^[41]
• Study of a Child (Oil on canvas 152.5 x 118 cm (60 x 46.5 in), Botero Museum, Bogotá)^[42]

1961

• Reclining Woman (Oil on canvas, 198.8 cm × 141.6 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[43]
• Seated Figure (Oil on canvas, 165.1 cm × 142.2 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[44]

1962

• Figure in a Room (Oil on canvas, 198.8 × 144.7 cm (78.2 × 56.9 in), Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul)^[45]
• Study for Three Heads (Oil on canvas, 35.9 x 30.8 cm (14 x 12 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City)^[46]
• Three Studies for a Crucifixion (Oil and sand on canvas, 198.2 x 145 cm (78 x 57 in), Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York City) (large triptych)

1963

• Figure with Two Owls, Study for Velazquez (Oil on canvas, 198.12 x 144.78 cm (78 x 57 in), San Francisco Museum of Modern Art, San Francisco) ^[47]
• Portrait of Henrietta Moraes (Oil on canvas, 165.1 x 142.2 cm (65 x 56 in),^[48] Sheldon Solow^[49])
• Study for Portrait on Folding Bed (Oil on canvas, 198.1 cm × 147.3 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[50]
• Study for Self Portrait (Oil on canvas, 165.2 x 142.6 cm (64.9 x 56.1 in), National Museum Cardiff, Cardiff)^[51]
• Three Studies for the Portrait of Henrietta Moraes (Oil on canvas, each 35.9 x 30.8 cm (14 1/8 x 12 1/8 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City) (small triptych)^[52]

1964

• Study for the Portrait of Lucian Freud (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.8 cm (78 x 54 in), Israel Museum, Jerusalem)^[53]
• Three Figures in a Room 1964 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris) (large triptych)
• Study for Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, 152.4 x 140 cm, (60 x 55 in), Private collection)^[54]

1965

• Crucifixion (Oil and acrylic on canvas, 197.5 cm x 147 cm (78 x 58 in), Pinakothek der Moderne, Munich) (large triptych)

1966

• Three Studies for a Portrait of Lucian Freud (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)
• Portrait of George Dyer Talking (Oil on canvas, 198.2 x 147.3 cm (78 x 58 in), Private collection)^[55]
• Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne (Oil on canvas, 81.3 cm × 68.6 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[56]

c.1967

• Untitled (Head) (Oil on canvas, 33.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in), Private collection)^[57]

1967

• Study for Head of Lucian Freud (Oil on canvas, 36 cm × 30.5 cm, Private collection, long term loan to Tate Gallery, London)^[58]
• Triptych inspired by T.S Elliot's Poem Sweeney Agonistes (Oil and pastel on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78.25 x 57.25 in), Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Washington, D.C.) (large triptych)
• Three Studies for George Dyer (1967)
• Portrait of George Dyer and Lucian Freud (1967)

1968

• Two Figures Lying on a Bed with Attendants (Oil and pastel on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art, Tehran) (large triptych)^[59]

1969

• Three Studies of Lucian Freud (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)^[60]

1970s

1970

• Triptych 1970 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), National Gallery of Australia, Canberra) (large triptych)^[61]
• Three Studies of the Male Back (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57.5 in), Kunsthaus, Zurich)
• Triptych – Studies of the Human Body (1970) (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 58.5 in), Private collection of Jacques Hachuel, Paris) (large triptych)
• Triptych – Studies from the Human Body (1970) (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of Jacques Hachuel, Paris) (large triptych)

1971

• Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971 (198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 58⅛ in)^[62]
• In Memory of George Dyer (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Beyler Foundation, Riehen, near Basel) (large triptych)

1972

• Triptych–August 1972 (Oil on canvas, 198.1 x 147.3 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[63]
• Three Studies of Figures on Beds (Oil and tempere on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)

1973

• Three Portraits: Posthumous Portrait of George Dyer, Self-portrait, and Portrait of Lucian Freud (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Beyler Foundation, Riehen, near Basel) (large triptych)
• Triptych, May–June 1973 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of Esther Grether, Switzerland) (large triptych)^{[64] [65]}

1974

• Three Studies for Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, 35.6 x 30.5 cm, (14 x 12 in), Private collection)^[66] (small triptych)
• Triptych March 1974 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection, Madrid) (large triptych)
• Triptych 1974–1977 (Oil and pastel on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of Joe Lewis) (large triptych)^{[67] [68]}

1975

• Three Studies for Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, each 35.5 x 30.5 cm, (14 x 12 in), Private collection)^[69] (small triptych)
• Three Figures and Portrait (Oil on canvas, 198.1 cm × 147.3 cm, Tate Gallery, London)^[70]

1976

• Study for Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, 198.0 x 147.5 cm (77.9 x 58 in), Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney)^[71]
• Triptych 1976 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of Roman Abramovich) (large triptych)

1979

• Triptych – Studies of the Human Body (1979) (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)^[72]

1979–80

• Three Studies for a Self-Portrait (Oil on canvas, each 37.5 cm × 31.8 cm (14 3/4 x 12.5 in), Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York City) (small triptych)^[73]

1980s

1981

• Triptych inspired by the Oresteia of Aeschylus (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 58 in), Astrup Fearnley Museum of Modern Art, Oslo) (large triptych)

1981–82

• Triptych November 1981 – January 1982 (left panel) (Oil, pastel and transfer lettering on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm, Private collection, the Estate of Francis Bacon)^[74]

1982

• Three Studies for Portrait (Mick Jagger) (Oil and pastel on canvas, each panel 35.5 x 30.5 cm (14 x 12 in), Private collection, New York City) (small triptych)^[75]

1983

• Three Studies for a Self Portrait (Oil on canvas, 34.9 x 30.5 cm (13 3/4 x 12 in), Honolulu Museum of Art, Honolulu)^[76]
• Triptych 1983 (Oil and pastel on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of Juan Abelló) (large triptych)^[77]

1984

• Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)^[78]

1986

• Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Marlborough International Fine Art) (large triptych)
• Portrait of Gilbert de Botton Speaking (Oil on canvas, Private collection)^[79]

1987

• Triptych 86–87 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection) (large triptych)
• Triptych 1987 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Private collection of the Estate of Francis Bacon, London) (large triptych)

c.1988

• Blood on Pavement (Oil on canvas, 198 cm × 147.5 cm, Private collection)

1988

• Portrait of John Edwards (Oil on canvas, 198 cm × 147.5 cm, Private collection of the Estate of Francis Bacon, London)
• Jet of Water (Oil on canvas, 198 cm × 147.5 cm, Private collection of Mr. and Mrs. J. Tomlinson Hill, New York)
• Second Version of Triptych 1944 (Oil on canvas, 198 x 147.5 cm (78 x 57 in), Tate, London) (large triptych)

1990s

1991

• Study for a Portrait March 1991 (Oil on canvas, 198 cm × 147.5 cm, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh)^[80]
• Triptych 1991 (Oil on linen, 198.1 x 147.6 cm (78 x 57 in), Museum of Modern Art, New York City) (large triptych)^[81]

See also

• List of large triptychs by Francis Bacon

References

• Book: Gale, Matthew. Stevens. Chris. 2009. Francis Bacon. London. Tate. 978-1-85-437824-8.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Tate – 'Painting', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
2. Web site: Tate – 'Figures in a Garden', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
3. Web site: National Galleries, Scotland – Figure Study I. National Galleries Scotland. May 13, 2015.
4. Web site: MoMA – Painting, 1946. Museum of Modern Art, New York. May 13, 2015.
5. Web site: Met Museum – Head I, 1947–48. Metropolitan Museum, New York. May 13, 2015.
6. Web site: Francis Bacon – Head II. Ulster Museum. 11 May 2015.
7. Web site: Francis Bacon – Head III. Sotheby's. 11 May 2015.
8. Book: Ronald Alley. Francis Bacon: catalogue raisonné and documentation. 1964. Thames and Hudson.
9. Web site: Arts Council Collection – Head VI. Arts Council Collection. May 13, 2015.
10. Web site: Study from the human body. National Gallery of Victoria. September 7, 2023.
11. Web site: Pope I – Study after Pope Innocent X by Velazquez. Aberdeen Art Gallery. 11 May 2015.
12. Web site: Study for Chimpanzee. Collezione Maramotti. 24 May 2015.
13. Web site: Man Kneeling in Grass Francis Bacon . 2023-12-10 . www.francis-bacon.com.
14. Web site: Google Cultural Institute – Study for Crouching Nude. https://web.archive.org/web/20150526003317/https://www.google.com/culturalinstitute/asset-viewer/study-for-crouching-nude/awHpri6i6jkw1A?hl=en. dead. 26 May 2015. Google Cultural Institute. 25 May 2015.
15. Web site: Tate – 'Study of a Dog', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
16. Web site: Phillips Collection – Study of a Figure in a Landscape. Phillips Collection. 24 May 2015.
17. Web site: Tate – 'Study for a Portrait', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
18. Web site: Study After Velásquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X – Three Studies for a Self Portrait. Des Moines Art Center. 24 May 2015.
19. Web site: MoMA – Study of a Baboon. Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
20. Web site: National Gallery of Victoria – Study from the Human Body. National Gallery of Victoria. May 13, 2015.
21. Web site: Francis Bacon – Study for a Portrait. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
22. Web site: Minneapolis Institute of Arts – Study for Portrait VI. Minneapolis Institute of Arts. 25 May 2015.
23. Web site: MoMA – Study for Portrait VII. Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
24. Web site: Yale University Art Gallery – Study of the Sphinx. Yale University Art Gallery. 24 May 2015.
25. Web site: MUMOK – Man in Blue IV. mumok. May 13, 2015.
26. Web site: Walker Art Center – Head in Grey. Walker Art Center. 25 May 2015.
27. Web site: Tate – 'Study for Portrait II (after the Life Mask of William Blake)', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
28. Web site: SMAK – Figure Sitting (The Cardinal). SMAK. May 13, 2015.
29. Web site: Figures in a Landscape. Art UK. 24 May 2015.
30. Web site: Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth – Self-Portrait. Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth. May 25, 2015.
31. Web site: Art Gallery of South Australia – Study for Figure No. 4. Art Gallery of South Australia. May 13, 2015.
32. Web site: MoMA – Study for Portrait, Number IV (After the Life Mask of William Blake). Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
33. Web site: Study for Portrait No.6. Art UK. 24 May 2015.
34. Web site: Tate – 'Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh IV', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
35. Web site: Arts Council Collection – Study for a Portrait of Van Gogh VI. Arts Council Collection. May 13, 2015.
36. Web site: Study for Chimpanzee. Solomon R. Guggenheim Foundation. 24 May 2015.
37. Web site: Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium – Pope with Owls. Royal Museums of Fine Arts of Belgium. May 13, 2015.
38. Web site: DMA – Walking Figure. Dallas Museum of Art. May 25, 2015.
39. Web site: Werkdetailseite::: Sammlung Museum für Moderne Kunst Frankfurt am Main. collection.mmk.art. 2020-02-07.
40. [Peter Iden|Iden, Peter]
41. Web site: Francis Bacon – Seated Figure. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
42. Web site: Estudio de un niño (Study of a child) - Pintura. Bank of the Republic (Colombia). September 18, 2023.
43. Web site: Tate – 'Reclining Woman', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
44. Web site: Tate – 'Seated Figure', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
45. Web site: Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art – Figure in a Room. Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art. 25 May 2015.
46. Web site: MoMA – Study for Three Heads. Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
47. Web site: San Francisco Museum of Modern Art – Figure with Two Owls, Study for Velazquez. San Francisco Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
48. Web site: Francis Bacon – Portrait of Henrietta Moraes. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
49. News: Thomas. Gina. London. Für 80 Millionen Dollar: Solow verkauft Botticelli. de. FAZ.NET. 2020-10-27. 0174-4909.
50. Web site: Tate – 'Study for Portrait on Folding Bed', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
51. Web site: National Museum Wales – Study for Self Portrait. National Museum Wales. 24 May 2015.
52. Web site: MoMA – Three Studies for the Portrait of Henrietta Moraes. Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.
53. Web site: Israel Museum – Study for the Portrait of Lucian Freud. Israel Museum. 24 May 2015.
54. Web site: Francis Bacon – Study for Self Portrait. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
55. Web site: Francis Bacon – Portrait of George Dyer Talking. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
56. Web site: Tate – 'Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
57. Web site: Francis Bacon – Untitled (Head). Christie's. 11 May 2015.
58. Web site: Tate – 'Study for Head of Lucian Freud', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
59. Brown, Mark. "Bacon triptych emerges from Tehran storeroom". The Guardian, 18 June 2004. Retrieved on 20 June 2010.
60. Web site: Bacon painting fetches record price. BBC News. 13 November 2013. 13 November 2013.
61. "Bacon, Francis Triptych 1970". National Gallery of Australia. Retrieved on 20 June 2010.
62. Web site: Icons of the spirit and the flesh — Francis Bacon's two greatest obsessions . Christie's. 11 June 2018.
63. Web site: Tate – 'Triptych – August 1972', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
64. Thornton, Sarah. "Francis Bacon claims his place at the top of the market". The Art Newspaper, 29 August 2008. Retrieved on 10 June 2010.
65. "Post-War Works Shine at Christie's" Artnet News, 16 November 2000. Retrieved on 7 May 2007.
66. Web site: Francis Bacon – Three Studies for Self Portrait. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
67. Web site: Francis Bacon – Triptych 1974–77. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
68. Brown, Mark. "What recession? Bacon sells for £26.3m". The Guardian, 8 February 2008. Retrieved on 20 June 2010.
69. Web site: Francis Bacon – Three Studies for Self Portrait. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
70. Web site: Tate – 'Three Figures and Portrait', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
71. Web site: Art Gallery of New South Wales – Study for Self-Portrait. Art Gallery of New South Wales. May 13, 2015.
72. News: The collections of Stanley J Seeger. 24 January 2014. The Financial Times. 11 February 2014.
73. Web site: Met Museum – Three Studies for a Self-Portrait, 1979–80. Metropolitan Museum, New York. May 13, 2015.
74. Web site: Tate – 'Triptych November 1981 – January 1982 (left panel)', Francis Bacon. Tate. May 13, 2015.
75. Book: Michel Leiris. Francis Bacon, Full Face and in Profile. 1983. Phaidon. 978-0-7148-2218-1. 271.
76. Web site: Honolulu Museum of Art - Three Studies for a Self Portrait. Honolulu Museum of Art. 24 May 2015.
77. Web site: Triptych, 1983, exhibited in Dallas' Meadow Museum's 50th Anniversary Celebrations. Francis Bacon.com. May 22, 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150525033852/http://www.francis-bacon.com/blog/triptych-1983-exhibited-in-meadow-museums-50th-anniversary-celebrations/. May 25, 2015. dead.
78. Web site: Francis Bacon – Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards. Christie's. 11 May 2015.
79. Web site: National Portrait Gallery – Face to Face (Autumn 2006). National Portrait Gallery. May 13, 2015.
80. Web site: National Galleries, Scotland – Study for a Portrait March 1991. National Galleries Scotland. May 13, 2015.
81. Web site: MoMA – Triptych 1991. Museum of Modern Art. 24 May 2015.