Francis Bacon: from Picasso to Velázquez_GMB

The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao will be opening Francis Bacon:  From Picasso to Velazquez Dates: September 30, 2016, to January 8, 2017 Exhibition organized by the Guggenheim Museum Bilbao in collaboration with Grimaldi Forum Monaco Curator: Martin Harrison Sponsored by Iberdrola Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velazquez The Guggenheim Museum Bilbao presents Francis Bacon: From Picasso to Velázquez, an exhibition of almost 80 works including some of the most important and yet least exhibited paintings by this British artist born in Ireland, alongside the works of the classic masters from French and Spanish culture who played a huge role in his career.  Transgressive in both is life and his art, Bacon broke down many barriers that were deeply entrenched at the time, placing human beings in front of a mirror in which we could see ourselves in a raw, violent way. Francis Bacon Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1976 Oil on canvas 34 x 29 cm Centre Pompidou, Paris - Musée national d'art moderne / Centre de création industrielle, Donation Louise et Michel Leiris, 1984 © The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved DACS/VEGAP, Bilbao, 2016 Photo © Centre Pompidou, MNAM-CCI, Dist. RMN-Grand Palais / Bertrand Prévost Guggenheim Museum Bilbao Communications and Marketing Department Tel.: +34 944 359 008 media@gugenheim-bilbao.es www.guggenheim-bilbao.es

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