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14.15: Francis Bacon

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    Dr. Beth Harris and Dr. Steven Zucker provide a description, historical perspective, and analysis of Francis Bacon’s Triptych—August 1972.

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    Francis Bacon, Triptych—August 1972, 1972, oil on canvas, 72 × 61 × 22 in. (183 × 155 × 64 cm), (Tate Modern, London).

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