Original poster with art by Francis Bacon for exhibition at JSC Modern Art Gallery in 2020.

Francis Bacon’s “Pope” paintings are among his most famous and haunting works, especially his series inspired by Diego Velázquez’s 1650 portrait of Pope Innocent X. Bacon returned to the image of the screaming or tormented pope many times between the late 1940s and the 1960s, creating over 40 variations.

Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British painter, widely considered one of the most important and influential artists of the 20th century. He is known for his bold, emotionally charged, and often disturbing figurative paintings that explore themes of existentialism, human vulnerability, and the human condition. Bacon's work is characterized by distorted and contorted forms, creating a sense of psychological intensity and angst.

The piece is framed with a hand painted frame in a dark red color with an orang hue and it is placed on a light background.

H 68 x W 47 cm.