Study of a Dog

Provenance

(Marlborough Gallery, London); sold 1957 to Charles Edward [1910-1971] and Ruth Fisher [1910-1990] Rhetts;[1] by inheritance to Mrs. Rhetts; gift 1976 to NGA. [1] This information was given by Mrs. Rhetts to Charles Parkhurst, Jr., NGA's assistant director (note to the file, 10 February 1976, in NGA curatorial files). There is label from The Hanover Gallery, London, on the painting's backing board that includes Mr. Rhetts' name as owner.

Study of a Dog

Bacon, Francis

1953

Accession Number

1976.7.1

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

overall: 152.7 x 116.7 cm (60 1/8 x 45 15/16 in.) | framed: 160 x 123.8 x 5 cm (63 x 48 3/4 x 1 15/16 in.)

Classification

Painting

Museum

National Gallery of Art

Washington, D.C., United States

Credit Line

Given in memory of Charles Edward Rhetts by his wife and children