Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004). Francis Bacon, artist, Paris 4-11-79, 1979. Gelatin silver print on linen. 40 ...

Description

Richard Avedon (American, 1923-2004)
Francis Bacon, artist, Paris 4-11-79, 1979
Gelatin silver print on linen
40 x 60 inches (101.6 x 152.4 cm) (image/sheet)
Signed and editioned 8/10 in pencil, and with photographer's copyright stamp, verso.

LITERATURE:
Richard Avedon Portraits, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, n.p.;
Avedon, An Autobiography, pl. 214;
Richard Avedon: Evidence 1944-1994, Random House, pp. 56, 161.

"I explained the nature of the diptych I wanted to achieve. I'd made a little sketch of what I hoped to do. I asked him to exchange his jacket for my plain, dark sweater. . . Bacon immediately acted the role of the private Bacon with the greatest purity and economy of gesture, and yet it was filled with authentic feeling. Without my saying a word, he understood what my portrait was about, what it called for from him, and he still remained true to himself. No one could act Bacon but Bacon." - Richard Avedon, Portraits, unpaginated


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