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'''''Study for Crouching Nude''''' is a 1952 painting by British artist [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]]. It was painted in the Spring of 1952, and shows a perched figure whose form was likely derived from [[Muybridge]]'s ''Man Performing a Standing Jump''. The painting was first displayed – in place of ''Study for Portrait'' (1949) – at ''Recent Trends in Realist Painting'' (organized by [[Robert Melville (art critic)|Robert Melville]] and [[David Sylvester]]) at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]], London, from July to August 1952.
'''''Study for Crouching Nude''''' is a 1952 painting by English artist [[Francis Bacon (artist)|Francis Bacon]]. It was painted in the Spring of 1952, and shows a perched figure whose form was likely derived from [[Muybridge]]'s ''Man Performing a Standing Jump''. The painting was first displayed – in place of ''Study for Portrait'' (1949) – at ''Recent Trends in Realist Painting'' (organized by [[Robert Melville (art critic)|Robert Melville]] and [[David Sylvester]]) at the [[Institute of Contemporary Arts]], London, from July to August 1952.


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Study for Crouching Nude
ArtistFrancis Bacon
Year1952
TypeOil on canvas

Study for Crouching Nude is a 1952 painting by English artist Francis Bacon. It was painted in the Spring of 1952, and shows a perched figure whose form was likely derived from Muybridge's Man Performing a Standing Jump. The painting was first displayed – in place of Study for Portrait (1949) – at Recent Trends in Realist Painting (organized by Robert Melville and David Sylvester) at the Institute of Contemporary Arts, London, from July to August 1952.