On view in the Francis Bacon Studio display cases.
Bacon sought visual matter on a constant basis and among the items found in the studio were large numbers of books, loose leaves, magazines and newspaper fragments. Rather than being interested in the subject per se, Bacon’s curiosity about sport was for him another way of looking at and studying the human body in motion. The selected items on display include fragments, loose leaves and manipulated images of boxers, footballers, wrestlers and cricketers which provided Bacon with rich visual ‘triggers’ for his painted representation of the human figure. The images also reinforce and echo distinct visual preferences, poses and devices used continually by the artist.
