The Metropolitan Museum of Art (Venue Partner)
1000 Fifth Ave at 82nd St
212.535.7710
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Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1976; Oil on canvas, 13 3/8 x 11 7/16 in. (34 x 29 cm); Musee National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Photo: Philippe Migeat © CNAC/MNAM/Dist. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY; © 2009 The Estate of F
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July 15, 2009 – Aug 16, 2009
Daily
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Directions: Main Building: Take the 4, 5, or 6 train to 86th Street and walk to Fifth Avenue; OR take the M1, M2, M3, or M4 bus along Fifth Avenue. The Cloisters: Take the A train to 190th Street and walk, or transfer to the M4 bus and ride north one stop.
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Free with museum admission
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See the exhibition before it closes on Sunday! This landmark exhibition is devoted to one of the most important painters of the 20th century. Marking the centenary of the artist’s birth in Dublin in 1909, it brings together the most significant works from each period of Francis Bacon’s career, focusing on the key subjects and themes that run through his extraordinary creative output. This presentation offers the most comprehensive examination to date of Bacon’s sources and working processes, and a reevaluation of the artist’s work in light of a range of new interpretations and archival materials that have emerged since his death in 1992.
Image: Francis Bacon (British, 1909–1992); Portrait of Michel Leiris, 1976; Musée National d'Art Moderne, Centre Georges Pompidou, Paris; Photo: Philippe Migeat © CNAC/MNAM/Dist. Réunion des Musées Nationaux/Art Resource, NY © 2009 The Estate of Francis Bacon / ARS, New York / DACS, London
