“Study from the Human Body” is a figurative artwork created by Francis Bacon in 1981. The artwork belongs to the Expressionism art movement, highlighting the artist’s experimental approach towards depicting the human form.
The artwork prominently showcases a distorted, fleshy human figure emerging from a dark, confined space, which is partially enclosed by angular, structural elements. The figure’s limbs are stretched and blurred, reflecting Bacon’s signature style of conveying raw human emotion and physicality through contorted forms. The background is divided into a dark upper section and a lighter lower section, with a stark contrast that emphasizes the isolation and vulnerability of the subject. Red arrows and an undefined smear on the surface add to the unsettling, chaotic essence of the piece, enhancing the overall expressive impact.