Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho [SEP] collection
Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho
Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho is a 1967 oil on canvas painting by the British figurative artist Francis Bacon, housed in the Alte Nationalgalerie, Berlin. Described by art critic John Russell as one of Bacon's finest works, it depicts Isabel Rawsthorne, the painter, designer and occasional model for artists such as André Derain, Alberto Giacometti and Picasso.
Bacon met her in the late 1940s through Erica Brausen, who was exhibiting both artists in
The Space of Thoughts") at the Galleria La Bertesca, Genoa, Italy, curated by Germano Celant and introducing Arte Povera.
Works.
- Diane Arbus – "Identical Twins, Roselle, New Jersey, 1967" (photograph)
- Francis Bacon – "Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne Standing in a Street in Soho"
- Sargis Baghdasaryan – "We Are Our Mountains" (sculpture)
- Max Bill – "Rhythm in Space" (sculpture)
- Peter Blake with Jann Haworth – "