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Study Of The Human Body From A Drawing By Ingres - Signed Print by Francis Bacon 1982 - MyArtBroker

Study Of The Human Body From A Drawing By Ingres
Signed Print

Francis Bacon

£4,150-£6,000Value Indicator

$8,500-$12,500 Value Indicator

$7,500-$11,000 Value Indicator

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¥790,000-¥1,150,000 Value Indicator

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86 x 61cm, Edition of 180, Lithograph

Medium: Lithograph
Edition size: 180
Year: 1982
Size: H 86cm x W 61cm
Signed: Yes
Format: Signed Print
Last Auction: June 2025
Value Trend:
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Location
Return to Seller
Hammer Price
Buyer Paid
June 2025
Karl & Faber
Germany
£3,128
£3,680
£4,600
October 2021
Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris
France
July 2019
Sotheby's New York
United States
May 2019
Artcurial
France
December 2016
Phillips London
United Kingdom
June 2015
Karl & Faber
Germany
September 2014
Christie's London
United Kingdom
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The value of Francis Bacon’s Study Of The Human Body From A Drawing By Ingres (signed) is estimated to be worth between £4,150 and £6,000. This lithograph print from 1982 has an auction history of 16 total sales since its entry to the market in November 1993. The average annual growth rate of this artwork is -5%. The edition size of this work is limited to 180.

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Meaning & Analysis

The piece depicts a human torso with truncated legs cut off at the knee, sitting cross-legged on a platform. The body evokes visual features of sculpture from the classical Roman period in which fragmented bodies often expressed intense anxiety. The figure lacks detail and is rendered life-like only by shades of flesh tones. Like many of Bacon’s figures, the body rests upon a geometrical structure that expresses a feeling of isolation. A piece of paper rests on the leg of the body inscribed with illegible writing and a large red arrow pointing to the figure.

As is referenced in the title, Bacon often used the French Neo-Classical artist, Ingres, as an inspiration for his works. Classical themes such as Greek mythology, of which Ingres had made paintings of, also influenced Bacon in works such as Oedipus and The Sphinx (1984). He had a lifelong fascination with the artist and became particularly interested in his use of geometrical shapes and archaism in an attempt to produce ideal forms of the human figure.

Bacon encases the flesh-toned body in an interior of fiery orange hues. Each geometrical shape is given a slightly altered tone of red, orange or brown to illuminate the body in the centre. Such abrasive tones further express discomfort and alarming anxiety.

  • Irish-born artist, Francis Bacon, has produced some of the most famous paintings in the British Contemporary canon. The 20th century maverick's visceral and emotionally charged canvases redefined figurative art. Exploring harrowing themes of trauma, sexuality, religion and violence, Bacon forces the viewer to confront the human psyche and the dark realities of human emotion. Often working from memory or his own imagination, there is a clear morphing of influences on Bacon’s work. An unusual combination of imagery is the result of his exposure to canonical artists such as Velazquez, Picasso and Rembrandt alongside his exploration of medical textbooks and photographic stills.

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