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Nice

[Manty]

Can I be a reserve if the sale does not work out

xxx

[minibear]

Mar 26, 2014 18:29:20 GMT 1 Manty said:

Can I be a reserve if the sale does not work out

xxx

You'll be second in line Manty.

Will let you know if it comes to that.

X

[artprescriptive]

For those interested I have Bacon edition that I am looking to sell. Looking for $10K. Work is "Etude de corps humain d'après Ingres" 1984. PM me questions/offers. Thank you for your interest.  

[minibear]

Apr 2, 2014 19:11:57 GMT 1 artprescriptive said:

For those interested I have Bacon edition that I am looking to sell. Looking for $10K. Work is "Etude de corps humain d'après Ingres" 1984. PM me questions/offers. Thank you for your interest.  

Hey there, you may be better off creating a new For Sale thread in the sale section. It could give you a better chance of visibility.

Glws

[Collection 1]

Hi guys, any Francis Bacon expert out there? I just bought this print  but I'm not sure if it's a legit one. The printing looks weird to me and I tried to find some infos on the web and found nothing. Any output would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
best
jp

It's a granolitho
on arches paper
ed.180

[Billy Sport]

hi JP

Its Portrait d'Isabelle Rawsthorne , size should be 45 cm x 31.0 cm , ed 180 , one sold at FauveParis auction house last October...

[Collection 1]

I bought the one on auctionata but I just received it today and I'm not totally sure about if it's genuine or not.The grano litho looks like an inkjet print to me and the image is a bit blurry.

[Collection 1]

and the one at Fauve is the same as I bought.
Damn I'm pretty sure it's a fake.
Can't find any other info about that print anywhere.

[Hubble Bubble]

Jun 11, 2015 12:20:13 GMT 1 Atom Gallery said:

Have i got this right....the print is made from a photograph of the painting separated into CMYK halftone negatives/positives in the usual way then before exposure onto the litho plate a sheet that has been treated with very fine powder is put between the two (the grano bit), breaking up the halftone dots to make the image more of a continuous tone.?

You lost me at 'photograph'

[met]

Jun 10, 2015 19:04:05 GMT 1 Collection 1 said:

Hi guys, any Francis Bacon expert out there? I just bought this print  but I'm not sure if it's a legit one. The printing looks weird to me and I tried to find some infos on the web and found nothing. Any output would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
best
jp

It's a granolitho
on arches paper
ed.180

Sorry for the late stumble onto this thread. Was this matter resolved?

At one time I used to keep a close eye on Francis Bacon lithographs and (to a lesser extent) offset lithographs, so I'm reasonably familiar with most of his signed multiples.

My opinion is that the print you purchased from Auctionata is an unauthorised reproduction with a fake signature and edition number. I say this with 95% certainty.

Let me know in case you'd like me to explain the specific reasons for my conclusion. I can provide:

(i) additional information about the history of your fake print;
(ii) details of other comparable fake reproductions of the Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne image sold at auction (or genuine prints with a fake signatures);
(iii) details of official and authorised editions of Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne;
(iv) relevant source / bibliographical information about Francis Bacon multiples; and
(v) the name of the person to contact if you require assistance from a recognised authority on Francis Bacon prints in your dealings with Auctionata.

I'm happy to set all of this out in writing.

However, before spending time doing so, given the date of your original post, I figured it was best to check the status of your case first. If everything has already been sorted out at your end, then potentially new information from me is probably now redundant.

[ferg]

If I ever win the pools and I want to get some Bacon I know who I'm getting to advise me.

[searchandrescue]

Jul 16, 2015 2:59:25 GMT 1 met said:

Jun 10, 2015 19:04:05 GMT 1 Collection 1 said:

Hi guys, any Francis Bacon expert out there? I just bought this print  but I'm not sure if it's a legit one. The printing looks weird to me and I tried to find some infos on the web and found nothing. Any output would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance!
best
jp

It's a granolitho
on arches paper
ed.180

Sorry for the late stumble onto this thread. Was this matter resolved?

At one time I used to keep a close eye on Francis Bacon lithographs and (to a lesser extent) offset lithographs, so I'm reasonably familiar with most of his signed multiples.

My opinion is that the print you purchased from Auctionata is an unauthorised reproduction with a fake signature and edition number. I say this with 95% certainty.

Let me know in case you'd like me to explain the specific reasons for my conclusion. I can provide:

(i) additional information about the history of your fake print;
(ii) details of other comparable fake reproductions of the Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne image sold at auction (or genuine prints with a fake signatures);
(iii) details of official and authorised editions of Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne;
(iv) relevant source / bibliographical information about Francis Bacon multiples; and
(v) the name of the person to contact if you require assistance from a recognised authority on Francis Bacon prints in your dealings with Auctionata.

I'm happy to set all of this out in writing.

However, before spending time doing so, given the date of your original post, I figured it was best to check the status of your case first. If everything has already been sorted out at your end, then potentially new information from me is probably now redundant.

never good getting bad news but a kind thought / gesture met

[Cornish Crayon]

Jul 16, 2015 7:38:44 GMT 1 ferg said:

If I ever win the pools and I want to get some Bacon I know who I'm getting to advise me.

Lonelyfarmer ? Works/lives in the countryside ?

Red or brown sauce ?

[ferg]

Def. brown red with chips !

[dreadnatty]

Upcoming Francis Bacon Catalog Raisonné Will Feature Over 100 Unseen Works

Attention all Francis Bacon fans: in April 2016, the artist's estate will publish Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, the first comprehensive catalog of his oeuvre. The book, which has been in production for a decade, will feature over 100 previously unseen canvases, some of which were recently unearthed from a private Italian collection.

"The stuff that has been written about Bacon, some good and much of it less good, is based on about a third of his work," art historian Martin Harrison, who worked on the catalog, told the Guardian. "The great revelation of the new catalogue raisonné will be that, for the first time, Bacon's entire output can be seen and assessed. It will, we believe, have a profound effect on the perception of his paintings."

This past year, Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí saw two new landscapes added to his catalogue raisonné, while a new digital edition of Paul Cézanne's catalogue added Baigneurs (1902–06) to the artist's oeuvre.

It's widely known that Bacon destroyed much of his own work, especially those from early in his career. But what's even more remarkable is that of the 584 surviving works by the artist, only about half of them are accessible. The Bacon most art lovers know is only based on about 180 paintings, a comparatively small sliver of his overall production.

Up until now, the most comprehensive catalog of Bacon's work was published in 1964 by the Tate's then-director John Rothenstein, who reportedly had difficulties publishing the book because the artist was notoriously uncooperative.

"They had the singular difficulty of having Bacon alive, I didn't suffer from that," Harrison notes.

Highlights from the catalog include a previously-unknown "Screaming Pope" painting, as well as the first one he painted from the series. Harrison describes the first edition to the seminal series as: "not an amazingly great painting but it is amazingly important historically."

The catalog went to print last month, but unfortunately, there are four known works that could not be located located, and information regarding their whereabouts is still sought by the Francis Bacon Estate: Lying Figure (1953), Man with Head Wound (1955), Mlle Suzy Solidor (1957), Head of Woman (1961).

Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné will be released on April 28, 2016, the 24-year anniversary of Bacon's death.

news.artnet.com/art-world/francis-bacon-catalog-raisonne-364628

[dreadnatty]

www.francis-bacon.com

[mutatis]

Nov 17, 2015 2:26:02 GMT 1 dreadnatty said:

Upcoming Francis Bacon Catalog Raisonné Will Feature Over 100 Unseen Works

Attention all Francis Bacon fans: in April 2016, the artist's estate will publish Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, the first comprehensive catalog of his oeuvre. The book, which has been in production for a decade, will feature over 100 previously unseen canvases, some of which were recently unearthed from a private Italian collection.

"The stuff that has been written about Bacon, some good and much of it less good, is based on about a third of his work," art historian Martin Harrison, who worked on the catalog, told the Guardian. "The great revelation of the new catalogue raisonné will be that, for the first time, Bacon's entire output can be seen and assessed. It will, we believe, have a profound effect on the perception of his paintings."

This past year, Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí saw two new landscapes added to his catalogue raisonné, while a new digital edition of Paul Cézanne's catalogue added Baigneurs (1902–06) to the artist's oeuvre.

It's widely known that Bacon destroyed much of his own work, especially those from early in his career. But what's even more remarkable is that of the 584 surviving works by the artist, only about half of them are accessible. The Bacon most art lovers know is only based on about 180 paintings, a comparatively small sliver of his overall production.

Up until now, the most comprehensive catalog of Bacon's work was published in 1964 by the Tate's then-director John Rothenstein, who reportedly had difficulties publishing the book because the artist was notoriously uncooperative.

"They had the singular difficulty of having Bacon alive, I didn't suffer from that," Harrison notes.

Highlights from the catalog include a previously-unknown "Screaming Pope" painting, as well as the first one he painted from the series. Harrison describes the first edition to the seminal series as: "not an amazingly great painting but it is amazingly important historically."

The catalog went to print last month, but unfortunately, there are four known works that could not be located located, and information regarding their whereabouts is still sought by the Francis Bacon Estate: Lying Figure (1953), Man with Head Wound (1955), Mlle Suzy Solidor (1957), Head of Woman (1961).

Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné will be released on April 28, 2016, the 24-year anniversary of Bacon's death.

news.artnet.com/art-world/francis-bacon-catalog-raisonne-364628

All for the princely sum of £ 1,000!

[dreadnatty]

Nov 17, 2015 2:51:37 GMT 1 mutatis said:

Nov 17, 2015 2:26:02 GMT 1 dreadnatty said:

Upcoming Francis Bacon Catalog Raisonné Will Feature Over 100 Unseen Works

Attention all Francis Bacon fans: in April 2016, the artist's estate will publish Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, the first comprehensive catalog of his oeuvre. The book, which has been in production for a decade, will feature over 100 previously unseen canvases, some of which were recently unearthed from a private Italian collection.

"The stuff that has been written about Bacon, some good and much of it less good, is based on about a third of his work," art historian Martin Harrison, who worked on the catalog, told the Guardian. "The great revelation of the new catalogue raisonné will be that, for the first time, Bacon's entire output can be seen and assessed. It will, we believe, have a profound effect on the perception of his paintings."

This past year, Surrealist painter Salvador Dalí saw two new landscapes added to his catalogue raisonné, while a new digital edition of Paul Cézanne's catalogue added Baigneurs (1902–06) to the artist's oeuvre.

It's widely known that Bacon destroyed much of his own work, especially those from early in his career. But what's even more remarkable is that of the 584 surviving works by the artist, only about half of them are accessible. The Bacon most art lovers know is only based on about 180 paintings, a comparatively small sliver of his overall production.

Up until now, the most comprehensive catalog of Bacon's work was published in 1964 by the Tate's then-director John Rothenstein, who reportedly had difficulties publishing the book because the artist was notoriously uncooperative.

"They had the singular difficulty of having Bacon alive, I didn't suffer from that," Harrison notes.

Highlights from the catalog include a previously-unknown "Screaming Pope" painting, as well as the first one he painted from the series. Harrison describes the first edition to the seminal series as: "not an amazingly great painting but it is amazingly important historically."

The catalog went to print last month, but unfortunately, there are four known works that could not be located located, and information regarding their whereabouts is still sought by the Francis Bacon Estate: Lying Figure (1953), Man with Head Wound (1955), Mlle Suzy Solidor (1957), Head of Woman (1961).

Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné will be released on April 28, 2016, the 24-year anniversary of Bacon's death.

news.artnet.com/art-world/francis-bacon-catalog-raisonne-364628

All for the princely sum of £ 1,000!

200£/per book...limited edition....ive seen worse

[mike3489]

Just saw his show at nyc, was fantastic, lots of huge triptychs. At Gagosian gallery.

[mutatis]

Nov 17, 2015 3:28:14 GMT 1 dreadnatty said:

Nov 17, 2015 2:51:37 GMT 1 mutatis said:

All for the princely sum of £ 1,000!

200£/per book...limited edition....ive seen worse

Indeed the first "incomplete" catalogue raisonne can go for more ...

[mutatis]

Further info:

"The three 400-page volumes that make up the study of Bacon’s entire oeuvre in Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, will be bookended by two further 192-page volumes; the former encompassing an introduction, a chronology an index and a user’s guide, and the latter a catalogue of Bacon’s sketches, an illustrated bibliography compiled by Krzysztof Cieszkowski, and acknowledgements."

www.thebookseller.com/news/francis-bacons-entire-oeuvre-be-published-316557

[mandelbrot]

Wow 1000 quid! Looks to be an open edition too. Would love to have a look but think 'I'm out'

[Deleted]

In 2005 Picasso's Catalogue Raisonne went up for sale with Sothebys with an estimate of £25,000-35,000.

However it was 34 volumes and Picasso.

Only one winner with £1000 price tag in my opinion

[Deleted]

To think how much actual bacon you can get for £1000.... (I get my coat)....

[Poly Mindset]

Nov 17, 2015 12:11:53 GMT 1 mutatis said:

Nov 17, 2015 3:28:14 GMT 1 dreadnatty said:

200£/per book...limited edition....ive seen worse

Indeed the first "incomplete" catalogue raisonne can go for more ...

Quite right. I think it's not too God awful of a price, after all it is three volumes.  I have a Lichtenstein Raisonne single volume which is priced about the same, if you can find one (now out of print). They are fabulous books to have and great references. Francis Bacon is a great artist and I myself might have to pick this up. I just hate when they don't say what the edition is limited too.

[Deleted]

Nov 17, 2015 15:49:53 GMT 1 @armankota said:

To think how much actual bacon you can get for £1000.... (I get my coat)....

You Swine....(getting my coat also)...

[BKBOI]

signed and numbered?

[mike3489]

Still, if you average it out to $/page it's not too bad.

[met]

Jun 10, 2015 20:26:25 GMT 1 Collection 1 said:

I bought the one on auctionata but I just received it today and I'm not totally sure about if it's genuine or not.The grano litho looks like an inkjet print to me and the image is a bit blurry.

This Artnet article may be of interest:

news.artnet.com/art-world/audit-auctionata-trade-violations-464057?utm_campaign=artnetnews&utm_source=040516daily&utm_medium=email&utm_term=artnet%20News%20Daily%20Newsletter


Excerpt:

Auctionata Accused of Serious Trade Violations

Henri Neuendorf, Tuesday, April 5, 2016

A report by the international accounting firm KPMG has accused the management of the Berlin-based online art auction startup Auctionata of serious trade violations.

The German financial magazine Wirtschaftswoche reported that an audit commissioned by Auctionata and prepared by KPMG in January 2015 alleges that chief executive officer Alexander Zacke and his wife Susanne Zacke—who is chief marketplace officer—participated in art auctions on their own site, using both pseudonyms and their real names. The magazine also alleges that management consigned works at questionable valuations in exchange for "substantial" advances.

According to the report, management was able to "operate relatively freely without significant control." The company audit also reportedly alleged that board members, investors, and even employees acquired works via the site, which would be in violation of trade regulations for auctioneers.

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