id:			151011
accession number:	1982.56
share license status:	Copyrighted
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1982.56
updated:		2024-03-26 01:59:50.103000

Head, 1951. Francis Bacon (British, 1909–1992). Oil on canvas; framed: 86 x 77 x 6 cm (33 7/8 x 30 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.); unframed: 62.9 x 53.3 cm (24 3/4 x 21 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund 1982.56 © Estate of Francis Bacon / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York  / DACS, London

title:				Head
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creation date:			1951
creation date earliest:		1951
creation date latest:		1951
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creditline:			Leonard C. Hanna, Jr. Fund
copyright:			© Estate of Francis Bacon / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York  / DACS, London

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culture:	England, 20th century
technique:	oil on canvas
department:	Modern European Painting and Sculpture
collection:	Mod Euro - Painting 1800-1960
type:		Painting
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CREATORS

* Francis Bacon (British, 1909–1992)  - artist

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measurements: Framed: 86 x 77 x 6 cm (33 7/8 x 30 5/16 x 2 3/8 in.); Unframed: 62.9 x 53.3 cm (24 3/4 x 21 in.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		The Year in Review for 1982
	opening date:   1983-01-05T05:00:00
	<i>The Year in Review for 1982</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 5-February 6, 1983).

	title:		Images of the Mind
	opening date:   1987-07-07T04:00:00
	<i>Images of the Mind</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (July 7-August 30, 1987).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Lucien Freud, London; Mrs. Brenda Bomford, Aldbourne, England
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	Henning, Edward B. "A Painting by Francis Bacon." <em>The Bulletin of the Cleveland Museum of Art</em> 70, no. 9 (November 1983): 354-359.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 354; Mentioned: P. 354-359
	url:		http://www.jstor.org/stable/25159833

	Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Images of the Mind.</em> Cleveland, Ohio: Cleveland Museum of Art, 1987.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: P. 29
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	Sylvester, David. <em>Looking Back at Francis Bacon</em>. London: Thames &amp; Hudson, 2000.
	page number: 	Reproduced: P. 36
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	Bacon, Francis. Van Gogh by Bacon. Arles: Actes sud, Arles : Actes sud : Fondation Vincent Van Gogh-Arles, 2002.
	page number: 	Mentioned and reproduced: p. 52-53
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