Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86

Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86 is a triptych painted between 1985 and 1986 by the Irish born artist Francis Bacon. The work is an acknowledgement and examination of the effect of age and time on the human body and spirit, and was painted after a period in which many of the artist's close friends had died.

Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86

Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86 is a triptych painted between 1985 and 1986 by the Irish born artist Francis Bacon. The work is an acknowledgement and examination of the effect of age and time on the human body and spirit, and was painted after a period in which many of the artist's close friends had died.