Lot 178
  • 178

Francis Bacon

Estimate
15,000 - 20,000 GBP
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Description

  • Triptych 1986-1987 (S. 6)
  • SET OF 3 ETCHINGS WITH AQUATINT
  • each image: approx. 652 by 787mm 25 5/8 by 19 1/4 in
  • each sheet: approx. 895 by 626mm 39 1/4 by 24 1/2 in
The triptych, comprising three etchings with aquatint, 1987, signed in pencil, numbered 35/99 (total edition includes 15 artist's proofs), printed and published by Poligrafa, Barcelona, on wove paper, each framed

Condition

With full margins, in good condition, with some small stray fox marks in the margins, a few soft creases at extreme sheet edges, the left-hand print with a small linear yellow stain in upper left margin, each adhered to backboard with double-sided tape along sheet edges at intervals verso, each framed.
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