Photographs
The MB Art Collection’s photographic archive has been added to over the years. It now comprises more than 800 photographs of Francis Bacon and his studios taken by over ninety different photographers, including unique unpublished images, paint-spattered images from Bacon’s various studios, and contact sheets. The archive contains both prints of portraits by great photographers and rarely-seen snapshots taken by his circle of friends, his family and his lovers. It spans the period from the 1920s to the early 1990s and is the largest collection of Francis Bacon-related photographs in existence.
Selected photographs from the MB Art Collection:
Francis Bacon on the Piccadilly Line, London, 1984
Photo: Johnny Stiletto
© Johnny Stiletto
Francis Bacon in his studio, 9 Overstrand Mansions, London, 1960
Photo: Cecil Beaton
© Condé Nast
Francis Bacon in the gardens of Bedford Square, London, 1981-1982
Photo: Clare Shenstone
© Clare Shenstone
Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reece Mews, London, 1967
Photo: Ian Berry
© Ian Berry
Francis Bacon and George Dyer on the Orient Express, c. 1965
Photo: John Deakin
© John Deakin/Bridgeman Images
Francis Bacon, 1953
Photo: Daniel Farson
© Estate of Daniel Farson
Contact sheet of Bacon in his 7 Reece Mews studio, London, 1977
Photo: Mayotte Magnus
© Mayotte Magnus
Francis Bacon, Galerie Maeght Lelong, Paris, 1984
Photo: Ulf Andersen
© Ulf Andersen
Francis Bacon, Paris, 1987
Photo: D. L. Morhor
© D. L. Morhor
Francis Bacon, 7 Reece Mews, London, 1970
Photo: Jorge Lewinski
© Jorge Lewinski/Bridgeman Images
Francis Bacon, c. 1967
Photo: John Deakin
Original ‘detritus’ found in Bacon’s studio at 7 Reece Mews, London
Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reece Mews, London, 1977
Photo: Jesse Fernandez
© Jesse Fernandez
Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reece Mews, London, 1977
Photo: Carlos Freire
© Carlos Freire
Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reece Mews, London, c.1973
Photo and © Peter Stark
Original ‘detritus’ found in Bacon’s studio at 7 Reece Mews, London.
Francis Bacon in his studio, 7 Reece Mews, London, 1972
Photo: Jacques Saraben
© Jacques Saraben
Francis Bacon at the ‘French Pub’, London, c.1961
Photo: Mario Dondero
© Mario Dondero
Francis Bacon, Larvotto Beach, Monaco, 1981
Photo: Eddy Batache
© Eddy Batache
Francis Bacon, series ‘Les Ambassadeurs’, Paris, 1984
Photo: André Morain
©André Morain
Francis Bacon in Madrid, 1956
Photo: Peter Lacy
Francis Bacon in his studio, London, 1983.
Photo: David-Bailey
© David-Bailey
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