Category
Print-MultipleMedium
EtchingType of Artwork
Multiple (100)Certificate issued by
Gilden's Art GallerySignature
Hand signedSize of the artwork
67.5 x 52 cm(26.57 x 20.47 in)
Invoice issued by
Gilden's Art GalleryCondition
good conditionPublisher
Georges Visat Editions in ParisCatalogue raisonné reference
Tacou 34; Sabatier 2Artwork description
Francis BACON
(1909-1992)
Portrait of Michel Leiris(1976)
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Additional Information: This original etching and aquatint in colours is hand-signed in pencil by the artist "Francis Bacon" at the lower right margin.
It is also numbered from the edition of 100 at the lower left margin. There were a further 43 hors commerce impressions numbered in Roman numerals.
It was printed and published by Georges Visat Editions in Paris.
The paper bears the Arches watermark and the publisher's blind stamp in the lower right margin.
Provenance: Private Collection, Los Angeles, California;
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (gifted directly from the above);
Private Collection, Los Angeles, California (acquired directly from the above, c. 2000)
Condition: very good condition. A very pale, unobtrusive band of staining is visible in raking light in the upper left margin.