Three Studies of Lucian Freud
Francis Bacon (1969)
Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud is a triptych that stages a friend-rival as a <strong>restlessly rotating presence</strong> within a geometric <strong>cage</strong> on a searing yellow ground. The smeared, mask-like head, crossed legs, rolled sleeves, and upturned brogues turn portraiture into a <strong>psychological performance</strong> rather than a likeness <sup>[2]</sup>.
