サザビーズさんのインスタグラム写真 - (サザビーズInstagram)「Francis Bacon's Study for a Portrait began as a picture-within-a-picture – as a framed head nailed to a wall of cadmium orange, a prominent color in Bacon’s 1980s works as well as in the 1944 Crucifixion triptych. When Bacon repurposed the original piece into the present format, he retained a strip of cadmium orange at the bottom. The vibrant yet calm palette takes on an independence of its own: the vitality of the interaction between colors, particularly the orange and the turquoise create momentum in the background that highlights the figure and adds to the impact of the single head. The physiognomy bears a striking resemblance to that of the dapper John Edwards, Bacon's close friend and companion for many years. The first acknowledged depiction of Edwards was not to come until 1980, and perhaps this work painted a year earlier can be viewed as an inaugural foray into the important suite of paintings done in tribute to his friend. Superbly combining both a dazzling display of painterly bravura and a multi-layered psychological intensity, Study for a Portrait exemplifies the salient features of Francis Bacon's tremendous output.⠀ ⠀ Francis Bacon⠀ Study for a Portrait⠀ 1979⠀ oil on canvas⠀ 35.4 by 30.5 cm. 13⅞ by 12 in.⠀ Est. HK$ 28,000,000-38,000,000 /⠀ US$ 3,620,000-4,910,000⠀ Contemporary Art Evening Sale 6 October 7pm HKT, Hong Kong⠀ #francisbacon #sothebyscontemporary #sothebyshongkong」9月28日 14時42分