Triptych, May–June 1973

Triptych, May–June 1973 is a powerful triptych by Irish-born artist Francis Bacon, created as a profound tribute to his lover, George Dyer. Painted in oil on canvas, this Expressionist work emphasizes intense, often distorted figurative imagery, capturing raw emotion and grief. The triptych’s haunting, visceral compositions reflect Bacon’s deep mourning following Dyer’s suicide just before Bacon’s retrospective at Paris’s Grand Palais. Its stark visuals underscore the artist’s exploration of mortality, memory, and the enduring power of personal loss.