SOLD - Homage to Francis Bacon set

Title: “Homage to Francis Bacon, Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer” 2016 Edn of 300 Size: 500 x 500 mm / approx. 20 in. x 20 in. EACH PRINT  Medium: Offset print with cold stamp Signed, titled, numbered out of 300 Sold unframed Made in Japan, brand new Sales tax is charged only on orders to California All sales are final. No returns unless item is not as described This is a beautiful pair of offset prints by Murakami.  According to interviews, Murakami felt inspired by the grotesque portraits painted by Irish-British painter Francis Bacon, where he noticed that it was very similar to an old Japanese sculpture where many figures emerge from two mouths. “I could use this in my own work,” thought the artist, who began studying the way Bacon would distort human faces in his paintings. He incorporated the iconic, beloved Mr DOB and transformed the inspiration into an interplay of communication between his characters.   Takashi Murakami is a world famous artist who has firm