Study for Portrait on Folding Bed - 1963<br />
by Francis Bacon<br />
in the Tate Gallery, London<br />
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Francis Bacon, born in Dublin, (28 October 1909 - 28 April 1992) was an Anglo-Irish figurative painter. He was a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon.  His artwork was well-known for its bold, abstract, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery.<br />
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