Francis Bacon's Triptych, 1983, is currently on display at the Meadows Museum Dallas, in the exhibition 'The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters', running through to 2 August. Triptych 1983, is one of the final works from Francis Bacon in this iconic format. The Meadows Museum have described the work by Bacon as a highlight in the exhibition and Abelló collection:
'Triptych 1983 by Francis Bacon (1983)... references both the popular Renaissance composition and the modern inventions of photography and cinema. The Abelló Collection houses an extensive repertoire of Bacon’s work, and Juan Abelló is the only Spanish collector who owns multiple pieces by the artist. Triptych 1983 serves as a capstone to the Meadows exhibition and the Abelló collection as a whole.'
As the centrepiece of the Meadows Museum's 50th anniversary celebrations this exhibition will present the first exhibition in the United States of paintings from the collection of Juan Abelló.
The exhibition features approximately 70 works spanning 500 years of Western art, with Francis Bacon's brushstrokes hanging up with fellow artists including Georges Braque, Canaletto, Salvador Dalí, Edgar Degas, Francisco Goya, El Greco, Henri Matisse, and Pablo Picasso. The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters will be curated by Almudena Ros de Barbero, curator of the Abelló Collection, who served previously at the Musee du Louvre working on the opening of the new Spanish picture galleries, and later was a researcher at the Wildenstein Institute in Paris. The Abelló Collection: A Modern Taste for European Masters 18 April - 2 August 2015 Meadows Museum Dallas, USA Word reference: Meadows Museum Dallas website and press release. Please note all display and related event details, including dates and featured material, are subject to change, and tickets are subject to availability. For all confirmation please contact the Meadows Museum Dallas.
