“Study from the Human Body – Figure in Movement,” created by Francis Bacon in 1982, is an Expressionist work executed in oil and pastel on canvas with dimensions of 198 by 147 centimeters. This piece, which falls under the figurative genre, is held in a private collection.
The artwork displays a distorted and dynamic human figure seated on a wooden stool. The figure, marked by swirling forms and a sense of fluidity, evokes a feeling of movement and tension. The background is predominantly painted in a stark orange, contrasting sharply with a cooler gray rectangular area above the figure, which includes a shadowy form and a red arrow-like motif. The overall composition highlights Bacon’s characteristic exploration of the human condition through visceral and emotive representation.