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Collection of 32 drawings and 6 works on paper
Francis Bacon, 1950–1959
© Estate of Francis Bacon 2007. All rights reserved, DACS
A group of 32 drawings mostly oil on paper. 6 works on paper including loose pages from a sketchbook and two pages from a boxing publication with illustrations of Jack Dempsey and Joe Beckett and Georges Carpentier over painted by Bacon.
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Title of artwork, date
Collection of 32 drawings and 6 works on paper, 1950–1959
Date supported
1997
Medium and material
Oil, pen & graphite on paper
Grant
50000
Total cost
249000
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