Figure 1943

"Figure" is a 1943 painting by Francis Bacon, known for its stark and disturbing imagery. The work depicts a distorted human figure, possibly a self-portrait, contorted and seemingly trapped within a shadowy, claustrophobic space. The fragmented and grotesque nature of the figure, rendered in stark black and white, exemplifies Bacon's signature style of expressionism, deeply influenced by the horrors of the Second World War. This painting reflects Bacon's recurring exploration of themes of mortality, alienation, and the human condition.