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Study for a Portrait by Francis Bacon — VisualArtsDB

Study for a Portrait

Study for a Portrait

1952

Medium: Oil paint and sand on canvas
Dimensions: support: 661 x 561 x 18 mm frame: 880 x 740 x 73 mm
Museum: Tate

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