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Thrown out by his father at sixteen, self-taught, destroyed most of his early work, and painted screaming figures that people found unbearable.

Where to see Francis Bacon
Ranked by works you can see in person.
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15 worksSainsbury Centre
Norwich, United Kingdom
Also here (3)
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14 works
Tate
Tate Britain, United Kingdom
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7 worksMuseum of Modern Art
Midtown Manhattan, United States
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4 worksNational Galleries Scotland
Edinburgh, United Kingdom
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4 worksBeyeler Foundation
Riehen, Switzerland
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4 works
National Gallery of Australia
Parkes, Australia
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3 worksKunstmuseum Den Haag
Building of the Kunstmuseum Den Haag, Netherlands
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3 worksNeue Nationalgalerie
Neue Nationalgalerie, Germany
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3 worksNational Gallery
Trafalgar Square, United Kingdom
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3 worksMusée National d'Art Moderne
Centre Pompidou-Metz, France
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2 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Upper East Side, United States
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2 worksBavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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2 worksMetropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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2 works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 works
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
Southbank Centre, United Kingdom
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1 worksArt Gallery of New South Wales
Sydney, Australia
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1 works
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía
Museo Nacional Centro de Arte Reina Sofía, Spain
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1 works
Marlborough Fine Art
London, United Kingdom
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1 works
Yokohama Museum of Art
Yokohama, Japan
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1 worksManchester Art Gallery
Manchester, United Kingdom
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1 worksAberdeen Archives, Gallery and Museums collections
Aberdeen City, United Kingdom
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1 worksNational Museum Cardiff
Castle, United Kingdom
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1 works
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
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1 worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 worksThe Phillips Collection
Duncan Phillips House, United States
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1 worksIsrael Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Palais Saint-Pierre, France
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1 worksLeicester Museum & Art Gallery
Leicester, United Kingdom
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1 worksThe National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo
Kitanomaru Park, Japan
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1 worksDetroit Institute of Arts
Midtown Detroit, United States
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1 worksMinneapolis Institute of Art
Minneapolis, United States
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1 worksDes Moines Art Center
Des Moines, United States
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1 works
Paul G. Allen Collection
Seattle, United States
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1 works
Birmingham Museums Trust
Birmingham, United Kingdom
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1 worksThyssen-Bornemisza Museum
Palace of Villahermosa, Spain
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1 worksNational Gallery of Victoria
NGV International, Australia
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1 works
Kirklees Museums and Galleries
Kirklees, United Kingdom
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1 worksNational Gallery of Canada
Rideau-Vanier Ward, Canada
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1 worksYale University Art Gallery
Yale University Art Gallery Swartwout Building, United States
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1 works
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington, D.C., United States
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1 works
Ikeda Museum of 20th Century Art
Ito, Japan
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1 works
Musée Cantini
Marseille, France
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1 worksBuffalo AKG Art Museum
Buffalo, United States
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1 worksKunsthalle Mannheim
Mannheim, Germany
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1 worksStädel Museum
Frankfurt, Germany
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1 worksVan Abbemuseum
Van Abbemuseum, Netherlands
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1 worksUlster Museum
Belfast, United Kingdom
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1 worksStedelijk Museum Amsterdam
Amsterdam, Netherlands
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1 worksWhitworth Art Gallery
Manchester, United Kingdom
8 more museums hold works by Francis Bacon with smaller collections, not listed here.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where can I see Francis Bacon paintings?
Francis Bacon's works can be seen at Sainsbury Centre, Tate, Museum of Modern Art, and 2 other museums worldwide.Is Francis Bacon a contemporary artist?
In 1945, Francis Bacon's arrival reawakened British art.Did Francis Bacon believe in god?
The biography and passages provided do not contain information about Francis Bacon's religious beliefs.What is Francis Bacon most famous for?
The biography does not mention what Francis Bacon is most famous for, but it does state that his 1945 painting, Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion, made him well-known.Francis Bacon art style name?
The biography and passages provided do not name Francis Bacon's art style, but his paintings often featured smudged paint and distorted human figures.Why did Francis Bacon paint the pope?
Francis Bacon painted images of Velazquez's Pope Innocent X, but the biography does not specify why he painted the Pope.
Sources
Where to See guide aggregates verified holdings of Francis Bacon's works across the following collections.
- [1] museum Buffalo AKG Art Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [2] museum Kunsthalle Mannheim Used for: museum holdings.
- [3] museum Städel Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [4] museum Van Abbemuseum Used for: museum holdings.
- [5] museum Ulster Museum Used for: museum holdings.
- [6] museum National Galleries Scotland Used for: museum holdings.
- [7] book guggenheim-guhe00solo Used for: biography.
- [8] book guggenheim-handboo00pegg Used for: biography.
- [9] book Carol Strickland and John Boswell, The Annotated Mona Lisa _ba crash course in art history from prehistoric to post-modern _cCarol Strickland and John Boswell Used for: biography.
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