“Three Studies for Self-Portrait” is a 1976 artwork by Francis Bacon, created within the Expressionism movement and belonging to the genre of sketches and studies. The artwork consists of three individual panels, each depicting a distorted and abstracted version of the artist’s own face. The use of dark backgrounds and the fragmented, almost violent rendering of facial features evoke a sense of psychological intensity and introspection. Each face appears to be twisted and layered with brushstrokes that blend and contort, amplifying the theme of existential anguish and self-examination for which Bacon is renowned. The artwork powerfully encapsulates the emotional rawness and psychological depth characteristic of Expressionism.
