Painter Francis Bacon was born on October 28, 1909, in Dublin, Ireland. He passed away on April 28, 1992. Bacon, who was born with childhood asthma, was unable to attend school and spent much of his childhood at home. He also had a rift with his father, so he left home early and spent time in Paris from 1927 to 1928. He was so inspired by the work of Picasso that he decided to pursue a career as a painter. He moved to London in 1929, where he earned a living designing furniture and taught himself painting. He held his first solo exhibition in London in 1934. However, his work was not well received, and a long period of apprenticeship began. Then, World War II broke out, and London was hit by the Blitz in 1940. Bacon, who worked as a corpse searcher at the time, experienced a profound shift in his views on life and death. Bacon's belief that humans are merely lumps of flesh that will eventually become corpses is strongly expressed in "Three Studies for a Crucifixion," presented in 1945. In this work, Bacon depicts a body with its organs exposed lying against a crimson background, striking a chord with the viewer. This work would later become one of his most famous works, and made Bacon famous worldwide.

Bacon continued to produce works that portray fundamental human fears and anxieties, such as grossly deforming the human body and depicting it screaming with its mouth ripped open. In 1954, he exhibited his work in the British Pavilion at the Venice Biennale. Bacon also praised Van Gogh as a "great hero," and in the late 1950s, he produced "Studies for a Portrait of Van Gogh," inspired by Van Gogh's work.

Bacon was also known to be gay, and in 1963, he became romantically involved with George Dyer, who had broken into his home. His figure frequently appears in his work, and their relationship continued until Dyer committed suicide in a Paris hotel in 1971. In the same year, he released a memorial work for him, "Triptych - In memory of George Dyer."