\paperw19995 \margr0\margl0 \plain \fs20 \f1 This painting appears to be a homage to George Dyer, a friend of Francis BaconÆs who had committed suicide several years bef
ore the painting was completed. The manÆs portrait can be recognized in the upside-down face of the figure on the left, as well as in the portrait hanging on the wall.\par
The scene is dominated by the vague and fluid figures arranged in a triangle. T
hey are constructed out of blurred brushstrokes that produce evanescent images.\par
The scene is set in a room that is round in shape, and the pieces of furniture in the room also have circular shapes.\par
Two large suspended circles act as optical len
ses, bringing the details behind them into focus.\par
The circle is contrasted by the rectangle, a geometric form that recurs in the portrait hanging on the wall, the stool depicted in the foreground and the section of pink wall.
