Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969) Is Bequeathed to LACMA by the Estate of Elaine Wynn

(Los Angeles, CA—September 9, 2025) The Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) announced today that Francis Bacon’s triptych Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969) has been gifted to the museum as a bequest of the late philanthropist and co-chair of LACMA’s board of trustees, Elaine Wynn. The first work by Bacon to enter LACMA’s collection, Three Studies of Lucian Freud is the only painting by Bacon in a Los Angeles public collection, as well as the only triptych by the artist in a California public collection.