The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation plays a major role in an exhibition at the Espace de l’Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux (Alpes Maritimes)

The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation has collaborated with the eac. for the exhibition ‘Francis Bacon and the Golden Age of Design’, running at the Espace de l’Art Concret in Mouans-Sartoux from 9 June 2024 until 5 January 2025, by lending several works from the MB Art Collection: two paintings by Francis Bacon, one painting by Roy de Maistre, a rug, a table and a stool designed by Francis Bacon, as well as several archive documents.  The Foundation has also sponsored the exhibition catalogue.

The exhibition features a significant collection of Francis Bacon's works from the early 1930s. Along with design objects, it includes paintings by artists such as Pablo Picasso, Roy de Maistre and Fernand Léger to provide a fuller picture of the context of this period and the various infl­uences on Bacon.

A large part of the exhibition is devoted to paintings from Fernand Léger's ‘Purist’ period, which are directly echoed in the geometric designs of Francis Bacon's rugs.