{"product_id":"takashi-murakami-homage-to-francis-bacon-isabel-rawsthorne-george-dyer-2016-pair-signed","title":"Takashi Murakami Homage to Francis Bacon, Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer, 2016 Print Pair, Signed, ED300","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"jp-product\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-lede\"\u003eTakashi Murakami's Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer) of 2016: a pair of offset prints, 50 x 50 cm each, offered as signed, from an edition of 300.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eThe Piece\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn 2016 Murakami turned to Francis Bacon, the British painter of screaming popes and smeared, twisting heads, and remade two of his sitters in Superflat colour. Isabel Rawsthorne, the painter and Bacon's close friend, appears on a hot orange ground, her blonde fringe falling over a face of multiplied eyes. George Dyer, Bacon's lover, faces the other way on a cool grey ground, his slicked hair and dark suit intact while his face erupts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBoth mouths are flung open, lined with jagged teeth, and both heads trail tongues and small floating spirits. What was anguish in Bacon becomes a kind of electric, cartoon delirium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDetails\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"jp-details\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eArtist:\u003c\/strong\u003e Takashi Murakami\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e Homage to Francis Bacon (Study for Head of Isabel Rawsthorne and George Dyer)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2016\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMedium:\u003c\/strong\u003e Four-colour offset print\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eQuantity:\u003c\/strong\u003e Two sheets, the complete pair\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e 300\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSignature:\u003c\/strong\u003e Signed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Kaikai Kiki\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eSheet:\u003c\/strong\u003e 50 x 50 cm (19.7 x 19.7 in) each\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFrame:\u003c\/strong\u003e Unframed\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSizes are approximate; please allow a gentle margin of about 1 to 2 cm (0.5 in).\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eCondition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNew and unused; kept flat as loose sheets, never framed or hung.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo marks or creases are noted.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition grade \u003cstrong\u003eS (unused)\u003c\/strong\u003e on the Japanese scale; see \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/japanese-condition-ranks-explained\"\u003eJapanese condition ranks, explained\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAuthenticity \u0026amp; Care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSigned, from the Kaikai Kiki edition of 300; the signature is not yet photographed, and close photographs can be sent before you commit. Every piece carries the Japonista authenticity guarantee. Frame behind UV-filtering glazing and keep away from damp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eDelivery from Japan\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNever rolled: they travel flat in rigid original packing, boxed again. At this size the shipping charge is quoted and agreed with you before purchase. Import duties and taxes, where applicable, are payable on arrival. Every sale is final; please ask anything you wish to know before you buy, and see our \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/policies\/refund-policy\"\u003epublished policy\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-closing\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eConsidered offers are welcome through Send an Offer, and each one is reviewed personally. Pieces over $1,000 may be reserved over several payments with \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/pages\/japonista-layaway-privilege-program\"\u003eLayaway Privilege™\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore of the artist in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/collections\/takashi-murakami-kaikai-kiki-superflat\"\u003eTakashi Murakami, Kaikai Kiki and Superflat\u003c\/a\u003e, and the wider story in \u003ca href=\"\/fr\/blogs\/news\/collecting-takashi-murakami-guide\"\u003eCollecting Takashi Murakami\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"jp-cta\" data-world=\"Japan Luxury Archive\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"jp-cta-eyebrow\"\u003eConcierge\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSearching for one particular Murakami sheet? 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