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Bust after Francis Bacon’s ‘Three Studies for a Self-portrait (1972)’

Title

Bust after Francis Bacon’s ‘Three Studies for a Self-portrait (1972)’

Creator

Swan, Eleanor, b.1959

Date

2010

Identifier

RDS_treasures_416_Swan_Bacon 1.jpg

Subject

Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992
Portrait sculpture, Irish-21st century
Royal Dublin Society

Description

The subject modelled after Bacon’s self-portrait triptych which he made in 1972.

Source

RDS Treasures Collection

Rights

Copyright RDS Library & Archives. Publication, transmission or display is prohibited without formal written approval of the RDS Library & Archives.

Relation

RDS Library & Archives

Format

Ceramics

Coverage

2010

Original Format

Ceramic

Physical Dimensions

44 cm

Collection

RDS Art Collection

Citation

Swan, Eleanor, b.1959, “Bust after Francis Bacon’s ‘Three Studies for a Self-portrait (1972)’,” RDS Digital Archive, accessed July 9, 2025, https://digitalarchive.rds.ie/items/show/4090.

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