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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
London, United Kingdom
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7 worksMuseum of Modern Art
New York City, 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
Canberra, Australia
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3 worksNeue Nationalgalerie
Berlin, Germany
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3 worksNational Gallery
London, United Kingdom
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3 worksKunstmuseum Den Haag
The Hague, Netherlands
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3 worksMusée National d'Art Moderne
Paris, France
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2 works
Arts Council Collection, Southbank Centre
London, United Kingdom
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2 works
Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen
Düsseldorf, Germany
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2 worksBavarian State Painting Collections
Munich, Germany
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2 works
Kunsthaus Zürich
Zurich, Switzerland
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2 works
Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York City, United States
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2 worksMetropolitan Museum of Art
New York City, United States
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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
Eindhoven, 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 works
Musée Cantini
Marseille, France
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1 worksWhitworth Art Gallery
Manchester, United Kingdom
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1 worksMuseum Boijmans Van Beuningen
Rotterdam, Netherlands
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1 worksCleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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1 worksCarnegie Museum of Art
Pittsburgh, United States
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1 works
Portland Art Museum
Portland, United States
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1 worksDallas Museum of Art
Dallas, United States
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1 worksYale Center for British Art
New Haven, United States
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1 worksNational Gallery of Art
Washington D.C., United States
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1 works
Leeds Art Gallery
Leeds, 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
Madrid, 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, United Kingdom
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1 works
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Washington D.C., United States
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1 worksNational Museum Cardiff
Cardiff, United Kingdom
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1 works
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom
Also here (1)
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1 worksArt Institute of Chicago
Chicago, United States
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1 worksThe Phillips Collection
Washington D.C., United States
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1 worksIsrael Museum
Jerusalem, Israel
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1 works
Museum of Fine Arts of Lyon
Lyon, 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
Tokyo, Japan
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1 worksDetroit Institute of Arts
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
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 Used for: biography.
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