Prince Albert Inaugurates Francis Bacon Foundation In Monaco

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QuoteThe Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation will be inaugurated by Prince Albert of Monaco in Monte Carlo today. The opening of the philanthropic organisation marks the anniversary of the birth of the great British painter on October 28th 1909. The new foundation is the creation of Lebanese-born Swiss property developer Majid Boustany; and gathers together over 2,000 Bacon-related items including artworks, photographs, works on paper, and working documents, this also includes examples of the artist's furniture and rug designs from his early career. Some of these objects are on public view for the very first time.

The Bacon foundation will operate in close collaboration with the Francis Bacon Estate, and will occupy the ground floor of Villa Elise at 21 Boulevard d'Italie, wich was originally a domestic space inspired by the artist's remark that he preferred to have his work shown in small space "where his paintings seemed more intense." In this space the foundation will organise exhibitions in collaboration with other institutions and fund research that will begin with a 12-month project led by art historian Katharina Günther. In the meantime the foundation will search out Baconian objects of interest.

Francis Bacon moved to Monaco for a time, and continued to live in the principality until the early 1950s. The artist did this with the proceeds made from selling Painting 1946 to dealer Erica Brausen, in 1946 - who went on to sell it to the Museum of Modern Art in New York.

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