Plate 1

Francis Bacon
Britain
28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992

Plate 1
from the series La mysticite charnelle de René Crevel
1974; published 1976
colour etching, aquatint on paper
Place made
Paris
Medium
colour etching, aquatint on paper
Dimensions
26.5 x 22.6 cm (plate)
Credit line
Gift of William Bowmore AO OBE through the Art Gallery of South Australia Foundation 2007
Accession number
20077G54
Signature and date
Signed below plate l.r., pencil "Francis Bacon"; l.l., "1/100". Not dated.
Media category
Print
Collection area
British prints
Copyright
© Francis Bacon/Copyright Agency
Image credit
Photo: Stewart Adams
  • Francis Bacon 28 October 1909 – 1992

    Plate 1

    1974; published 1976
    colour etching, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G54
  • Vladimir Velickovic 1935

    Plate 10

    1976
    colour etching, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G63
  • Henry Moore 1898 – 1986

    Plate 11

    1974; published 1976
    etching on paper
    Accession no: 20077G64
  • Arpad Szenes 1897 – 1985

    Plate 12

    1974; published 1976
    sugar-lift, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G65
  • Sonia Delaunay 1885 – 1979

    Plate 13

    1974; published 1976
    colour etching, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G66
  • Max Ernst 1891 – 1976

    Plate 14

    1974; published 1976
    colour soft-ground etching on paper
    Accession no: 20077G67
  • André Masson 1896 – 1987

    Plate 2

    1974; published 1976
    etching, aquatint, printed in purple ink on paper
    Accession no: 20077G55
  • Man Ray 1890 – 1976

    Plate 4

    1974; published 1976
    colour lithograph on paper
    Accession no: 20077G57
  • Sebastian Matta 1911 – 2002

    Plate 5

    1974; published 1976
    colour etching, open bite, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G58
  • Camille Bryen 1907 – 1977

    Plate 6

    1974; published 1976
    spit-bite and colour etching on paper
    Accession no: 20077G59
  • Jorge Camacho 1934

    Plate 7

    1974; published 1976
    colour etching, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G60
  • Maria Elena Vieira da Silva 1908 – 1992

    Plate 8

    1974; published 1976
    etching, aquatint on paper
    Accession no: 20077G61
  • Robert Couturier 1905

    Plate 9

    1974; published 1976
    soft-ground etching, sugar-lift, aquatint printed on chine collé on paper
    Accession no: 20077G62