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Triptych 1987 (centre panel) - Signed Print by Francis Bacon 1989 - MyArtBroker

Triptych 1987 (centre panel)
Signed Print

Francis Bacon

£6,500-£9,500Value Indicator

$13,000-$19,000 Value Indicator

$12,000-$17,000 Value Indicator

¥60,000-¥90,000 Value Indicator

8,000-11,500 Value Indicator

$70,000-$100,000 Value Indicator

¥1,300,000-¥1,900,000 Value Indicator

$8,500-$12,500 Value Indicator

2% AAGR

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Medium: Lithograph

Edition size: 180

Year: 1989

Size: H 68cm x W 50cm

Signed: Yes

Format: Signed Print

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Francis Bacon's Triptych 1987 (centre panel) is a signed lithograph from 1989, estimated to be worth between £6,500 and £9,500. This artwork has shown consistent value growth, with an average annual growth rate of 2%. Over the past 12 months, the hammer price has ranged from £4,303 in May 2021 to £7,056 in March 2022. This piece has an auction history of 12 total sales since its entry to the market in March 2010. The edition size of this artwork is limited to 180.

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Auction Results

Auction DateAuction HouseLocation
Hammer Price
Return to Seller
Buyer Paid
October 2022Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France
October 2022Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France
June 2022Cornette de Saint Cyr Paris France
March 2022Sotheby's Online United Kingdom
May 2021Stockholms Auction House Sweden
June 2015Karl & Faber Germany
March 2015Christie's London United Kingdom

Meaning & Analysis

In this study, Bacon develops the beginnings of a dark sandy ring contained within a fiery orange interior. At the centre of the study is a panel containing an anatomical detail of the collision between a bull and a matador. A flesh-toned leg emerges from the block-blue plane and is rested upon a wooden plank in triumph. At thigh-level, what appears to be a bull’s horn – also surrounded by supposedly human, flesh-coloured tones – protrudes out of the background with a threatening dynamism.

Employing a geometric framing device - a regular feature in Bacon’s works – commands the attention of the viewer to the anatomical detail of the truncated human form. The starkness of the background draws attention to the relationship between the human flesh and the animal’s horn as it eminently pierces through the skin. This print is part of an edition size of 180.