{"product_id":"ap_00539","title":"La Corrida Grand Palais 1972","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"147\" data-end=\"542\"\u003eThis dramatic \u003cstrong data-start=\"161\" data-end=\"196\"\u003eoriginal 1972 exhibition poster\u003c\/strong\u003e was created for the major retrospective of \u003cstrong data-start=\"240\" data-end=\"257\"\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e at the \u003cstrong data-start=\"265\" data-end=\"281\"\u003eGrand Palais\u003c\/strong\u003e in Paris—an institution known for hosting only the most celebrated figures in modern art. Bacon, whose raw intensity and uncompromising vision redefined 20th-century figurative painting, was only the second living artist after Picasso to receive such an honor.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"544\" data-end=\"966\"\u003eThe poster features Bacon’s haunting and visceral painting \u003cem data-start=\"603\" data-end=\"615\"\u003eLa Corrida\u003c\/em\u003e (The Bullfight), rendered in his unmistakable visual language of distorted bodies, existential struggle, and psychological intensity. The image captures a moment of violent tension within an ambiguous arena, swirling with energy, flesh, and abstraction—all set against Bacon’s signature use of rich color fields, in this case, a searing burnt orange.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"968\" data-end=\"1337\"\u003eThe lower portion of the poster is stark and modern, with \u003cstrong data-start=\"1026\" data-end=\"1037\"\u003e“Bacon”\u003c\/strong\u003e boldly printed in heavy black type, followed by the details of the exhibition:\u003cbr data-start=\"1116\" data-end=\"1119\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1119\" data-end=\"1135\"\u003eGrand Palais\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1135\" data-end=\"1138\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1138\" data-end=\"1170\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003e27 octobre – 10 janvier 1972\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"1170\" data-end=\"1173\"\u003eIt notes the show was open daily (except Tuesdays), inviting the public into the world of one of the most challenging and provocative artists of the postwar period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1339\" data-end=\"1619\" data-is-last-node=\"\" data-is-only-node=\"\"\u003eNow a rare collector’s item, this poster not only commemorates a landmark exhibition but also stands as a chillingly beautiful artifact of Bacon’s tormented yet brilliant genius. A striking piece for lovers of modern art, expressionism, and the dark poetry of human vulnerability.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExhibition - Corrida - Spain\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGordon House Switzerland\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood condition, a small tear at the bottom\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Bacon Francis","offers":[{"title":"72 x 43 \/ A","offer_id":49225527755079,"sku":null,"price":750.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0564\/9275\/3081\/files\/AP_00539Insta2.jpg?v=1756200408","url":"https:\/\/galerie1881.fr\/en\/products\/ap_00539","provider":"Galerie 1881","version":"1.0","type":"link"}