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Triptych, May–June 1973
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Triptych, May–June 1973 is a triptych completed in 1973 by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon. The oil-on-canvas was painted in memory of Bacon's lover George Dyer, who committed suicide on the eve o
Oil on canvas, 198 × 147 cm. Collection of Esther Grether
Oil on canvas, 198 × 147 cm. Collection of Esther Grether
Study for the Head of George Dyer (1966)
Study for the Head of George Dyer (1966)
Melencolia I, by Albrecht Dürer, 1514
Melencolia I, by Albrecht Dürer, 1514
Triptych–August 1972 (1972). Tate, London
Triptych–August 1972 (1972). Tate, London
The Black Triptychs
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The Black Triptychs are a series of three triptychs painted by the British artist Francis Bacon between 1972 and 1974. Bacon admitted that they were created as an exorcism of his sense of loss followi
Triptych, May–June 1973
…friends' heads. It has been described as one of his "supreme achievements" and is generally viewed as his most intense and tragic canvas. Of the three Black Triptychs Bacon painted when confronting Dyer's death, Triptych, May–June 1973 is generally regarded as the most accomplished. In 2006, The Daily Telegraph's art…
Dyer photographed by John Deakin, retouched by Bacon, who often folded, creased or spattered with paint his photographs of friends so as to find disto
Dyer photographed by John Deakin, retouched by Bacon, who often folded, creased or spattered with paint his photographs of friends so as to find distortions he could exploit in his paintings. Although Dyer was handsome and charming, he was out of his depth when dealing with both Bacon's wasp-tongued Soho set and intellectual art world friends.
Center panel from Bacon's Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86. This work was painted after an extended period of examination of the effect of
Center panel from Bacon's Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86. This work was painted after an extended period of examination of the effect of age and time on both himself and his close friends, during a period when many of those around him died. Tied to the black triptychs in theme, format, structure and tone, this work is considered the masterpiece of his late period.