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c. 1946
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11 works across 3 institutions
New York holds 11 works by Francis Bacon across 3 institutions, including Museum of Modern Art, Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, and Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Bacon's paintings are violent, compressed, and deeply psychological — bodies in his triptychs writhe in isolation against raw colour fields. In person, the physical density of his paint — applied with rags, brushes, and chance — gives the figures a presence that reproductions reduce to shock.
Works by Francis Bacon are protected by copyright — images cannot be displayed. Each result links to Wikidata, where you can find the museum's own listing for the work.
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Museum of Modern Art
New York · 7 works on display
MoMA holds the world's finest collection of modern and contemporary art — Picasso, Matisse, Pollock, Warhol, Rothko — in a purpose-designed building in Midtown. The permanent collection galleries are extraordinary even without a temporary exhibition.
Study for Portrait VII
c. 1953
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Study for Portrait Number IV (After the Life Mask of William Blake)
c. 1956
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Study for Portrait Number IV (After the Life Mask of William Blake)
Museum of Modern Art
c. 1956
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Study for Three Heads
c. 1962
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Three Studies for the Portrait of Henrietta Moraes
c. 1963
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Study of a Baboon
c. 1953
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Triptych
c. 1991
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Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum
New York · 2 works on display
The Guggenheim Museum is as much architecture as institution — Frank Lloyd Wright's spiralling rotunda is one of the great buildings of the 20th century, and the collection of modern and contemporary art is among the finest in the world.
Metropolitan Museum of Art
New York · 2 works on display
The Metropolitan Museum of Art is one of the world's largest and most comprehensive art museums — over two million objects spanning 5,000 years. The Impressionist and Post-Impressionist galleries, the European Paintings collection, and the American Wing are particular highlights.
Planning your visit to New York
New York's major museums are spread across Manhattan — the Metropolitan Museum and Guggenheim are on the Upper East Side (4/5/6 subway), while MoMA is in Midtown and the Whitney is in the Meatpacking District. The Metropolitan suggests a donation rather than charging a fixed fee for New York State residents; out-of-state visitors pay the listed price. Allow a full day for the Met; the other collections are more manageable in a half-day.
Artwork data sourced from Wikidata. Coverage varies — always confirm with the museum before visiting.