The artwork entitled “Reclining Man with Sculpture,” created by Francis Bacon in 1960, is a notable oil on canvas painting. It belongs to the genre of expressionism and measures 166 x 142 cm. Currently, this genre painting is housed in the Tehran Museum of Contemporary Art (TMoCA) in Tehran, Iran.
The artwork features a man reclining on what appears to be a sofa, contorted in an exaggerated posture with his arms behind his head. His facial expression is intense and almost grotesque, with blurred lines that convey a sense of motion or emotional turmoil. In the foreground, there is a sculpted head placed on a pedestal or a small table, echoing the distorted features of the reclining man. The color palette is dark and moody, employing deep greens, blacks, and hints of pink and white, which contribute to the overall unsettling atmosphere of the piece. The background is rendered in a dark, indistinct manner, allowing the figures to starkly contrast against it and draw the viewer’s focus to their striking forms.