'Study For Self-Portrait', 1981 Oil, pastel and dry transfer lettering on canvas 78 ⅛ x 58 in. (198 x 147.5 cm) Prior to completing this painting, Martin Harrison explains, "Bacon had not employed directional red arrows for two years, possibly in response to criticism of his repetitive use of the device. Here the arrow has metamorphosed into a red glove, which fulfils a similar role; it resembles a boxer’s lightweight training glove, any putative connection with the ‘red hand of Ulster’ surely b

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