Portrait of George Dyer Riding a Bicycle (Large)

In 1963 Francis Bacon first met George Dyer, the East Londoner who would become his lover and one of his favourite subjects. In the following decades Bacon painted his likeness with a fervour that bordered on obsession, from small busts to full body, monumental triptychs. Among the most unique of these paintings is ‘Portrait of George Dyer Riding a Bicycle’, produced in 1966 and translated in 2015 into the present series of editioned prints.