Figure in a Landscape

Figure in a Landscape
Artist	Francis Bacon
Year	1945
Type	Oil on canvas
Dimensions	144.8 cm× 128.3 cm(57.0 in× 50.5 in)
Location	Tate Modern, London

Figure in a Landscape is a 1945 painting by the Irish-born artist Francis Bacon. Based on a photograph of Eric Hall dozing on a seat in Hyde Park, ^[1] also the basis of another 1945 painting of the same name, which was bought by Diana Watson and later in 1950 by the Tate Gallery. ^[2]

See also

• List of paintings by Francis Bacon

References

1. Jones, Jonathan. "Figure in a Landscape, Francis Bacon (1945)". The Guardian , 28 June 2003. Retrieved 30 May 2025
2. Figure in a Landscape . Tate Modern. Retrieved 30 May 2025

Bibliography

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• Peppiatt, Michael. Francis Bacon in the 1950s. Yale University Press, 2006. ISBN   978-0-300-12192-6
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• Sylvester, David. Looking back at Francis Bacon. London: Thames and Hudson, 2000. ISBN   978-0-500-01994-8