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Francis Bacon

Dublin 1909 – 1992 London

”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989

Colour lithograph on light cream Arches wove paper. 95 × 69 cm (115,5, × 77 cm) (37 ⅜ × 27 ⅛ in. (115,5, × 30 ⅜ in.)).
This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.

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This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.
This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.
This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.
This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.

Background:

This picture shows the following artwork: Francis Bacon. ”Study for portrait of Pope Innocent X after Vélasquez”. 1989.

Estimate:

EUR 20,000

 

- 25,000

Auction 764

Sunday, 13.09.2026, 6:00 PM

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Colour lithograph on light cream Arches wove paper. 95 × 69 cm (115,5, × 77 cm) (37 ⅜ × 27 ⅛ in. (115,5, × 30 ⅜ in.)). Signed. Catalogue raisonné: Sabatier 14. One of 60 numbered impressions from a total edition of 100 copies. Paris, Libraire Séguier for IRCAM, Centre Georges Pompidou, 1989. [3079] Framed

Condition Report: No. 3/60. Fine, harmonious overall appearance. Good, high-contrast print. The sheet edges with minor time staining, otherwise without tears or losses. Along the left edge, in places slight shell-shaped handling creases. The corners, mainly at the top, slightly bumped with faint creases. The paper, due to the artist's technique, in places slightly wavy and, in the margins, with sporadic slightly scuffed spots from the mat. On the reverse, along the upper edge, mounted in multiple places with white textile adhesive tape onto the support cardboard

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