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Unseen in public for 45 years, Francis Bacon's landmark painting 'Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971' will form the centerpiece of Christie’s Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction in London on 6 October 2017 and will be on view in London from 30 September.
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The work stands as the grand finale to his celebrated body of Papal portraits and represents the first and only time that Bacon united his two greatest obsessions: the Pope and George Dyer – his great muse and lover.
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First exhibited on 26 October 1971, in the legendary retrospective of Francis Bacon’s work at the Grand Palais in Paris, 'Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971' was executed six months earlier in April 1971. The canvas became a tragic premonition of Dyer’s fateful end when, less than thirty-six hours before the opening of Bacon's career-defining exhibition, Dyer was found dead.
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Francis Bacon, 'Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd Version 1971', 1971. Oil on canvas. 198 x 147.5cm. Estimate on Request.
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Post-War and Contemporary Art Evening Auction – 6 October at Christie’s London.
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