The artwork, titled “Two Figures in a Room,” created by Francis Bacon in 1959, is an oil painting on canvas measuring 198 x 139.7 cm. It belongs to the Expressionism movement and falls within the figurative genre. This piece is housed at the Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts at the University of East Anglia in Norwich, UK.
The painting portrays two human-like forms in an ambiguous, confined space that evokes feelings of tension and unease. The figures are depicted with a raw, intense emotion typical of Bacon’s style, emphasizing the distorted and primal aspects of human existence. The dark, subdued palette and the stark contrast between the figures and their surroundings contribute to the haunting atmosphere of the scene. The composition, characterized by its loose, expressive brushwork, captures the unsettling nature of the human condition, a recurring theme in Bacon’s oeuvre.