The exhibition itinerary featured a significant collection of Francis Bacon’s works from the early 1930s and included paintings by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Roy de Maistre and Fernand Léger and creations by various designers, to provide context and highlight differing influences on Bacon’s work.
A sizeable section of the exhibition was devoted to paintings from Fernand Léger’s ‘Purist’ period, which are directly echoed in the geometrical designs of Francis Bacon’s rugs.
