Francis Bacon, Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975

Powerful, psychologically charged, and unmistakably evocative, Metropolitan Museum of Art (1975) is a striking large-scale lithograph by the renowned modern master Francis Bacon. Executed as a lithograph in colors on Arches paper and measuring an impressive 60 1/4 by 43 1/2 inches, the work exemplifies Bacon’s singular ability to translate the tension and drama of his paintings into the medium of printmaking. At the center of the composition, a distorted, contorted figure emerges within a stark architectural space, surrounded by enigmatic portrait forms that appear to observe the scene. The theatrical staging, unsettling anatomy, and carefully controlled palette create an atmosphere of psychological intensity—hallmarks of Bacon’s profoundly influential visual language.

Printed in a limited edition of 200 and hand-signed by the artist in pencil, this work represents an important graphic example of Bacon’s exploration of the human condition, where isolation, vulnerability, and existential drama unfold within meticulously constructed spatial settings. One of the most important figurative artists of the 20th century, Bacon’s works are held in the permanent collections of the world’s leading museums, including the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the Museum of Modern Art, and the Tate Modern. Monumental in scale and visually compelling, Metropolitan Museum of Art stands as a museum-worthy work that captures the emotional power and dramatic intensity that define Bacon’s celebrated oeuvre.

Francis Bacon Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975 lithograph in colors on Arches paper is hand-signed by Francis Bacon (Ireland, 1909 - Spain, 1992) in pencil in the lower left and numbered from the edition of 200 printed by Alexis Manaranche, Paris and published by the Metropolitan museum of Art, New York.

Catalogue Raisonné & COA:
Francis Bacon Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975 is fully documented and referenced in the below catalogue raisonné and texts (copies will be enclosed as added documentation with the invoices that will accompany the sale of the work).

1. Sabatier, Bruno. FRANCIS BACON: Œuvre graphique - The graphic work: Catalogue raisonné. Paris: JSC Modern Art Gallery, Publisher, 2012. Listed and illustrated as catalogue raisonné no. 11.

2. A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany this artwork.

About the Framing:
Framed to museum-grade, conservation standards, Francis Bacon Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975 is presented in a complementary moulding and finished with silk-wrapped mats and optical grade Plexiglas.