Study of a Dog
1953
Francis Bacon
Artist, British, 1909 - 1992
 
         
	East Building Upper Level, Gallery 407-A
Artwork overview
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            Mediumoil on canvas 
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            Credit LineGiven in memory of Charles Edward Rhetts by his wife and children 
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            Dimensionsoverall: 152.7 x 116.7 cm (60 1/8 x 45 15/16 in.) 
 framed: 160 x 123.8 x 5 cm (63 x 48 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)
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            Accession Number1976.7.1 
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Artwork history & notes
Provenance
(Marlborough Gallery, London); sold 1957 to Charles Edward [1910-1971] and Ruth Fisher  [1910-1990] Rhetts;[1] by inheritance to Mrs. Rhetts; gift 1976 to NGA.
[1] This information was given by Mrs. Rhetts to Charles Parkhurst, Jr., NGA's assistant director (note to the file, 10 February 1976, in NGA curatorial files). There is label from The Hanover Gallery, London, on the painting's backing board that includes Mr. Rhetts' name as owner.
Associated Names
Exhibition History
1957
- Loan to display with permanent collection, Art Institute of Chicago, 1957-1960. 
2006
- Francis Bacon. The Violence of the Real, Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Düsseldorf, 2006-2007, no. 14, repro. 
2012
- Francis Bacon: Five Decades, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 2012-2013, unnumbered catalogue, repro. 
2013
- Francis Bacon, The National Museum of Modern Art, Tokyo; Toyota Municipal Museum of Art, Toyota-Aichi, 2013, no. 7, repro. 
2017
- Francis Bacon / Bruce Nauman. Face à face., Musée Fabre, Montpellier, 2017, no. 25, repro. 
Bibliography
1985
- European Paintings: An Illustrated Catalogue. National Gallery of Art, Washington, 1985: 34, repro. 
Wikidata ID
Q20194740 
   
   
    