“Miss Muriel Belcher,” painted by Francis Bacon in 1959, is a portrait from the Expressionism movement. The artwork, measuring 73 x 66 cm, showcases Bacon’s distinctive expressionist style in capturing the visage of its subject.
The artwork prominently features a distorted human face, rendered with vigorous brushstrokes that create a sense of movement and intense emotion. The background is predominantly a deep green, providing an intense contrast with the lighter shades of color used for the subject’s face. The features of the face are exaggerated and abstracted, emphasizing texture and form over realistic representation. The piece evokes a sense of raw intensity, characteristic of Bacon’s work, and elicits a visceral response from the viewer through its vivid depiction of human emotion and turmoil.
