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Henrietta Moraes (born Audrey Wendy Abbott; [1] 22 May 1931 – 6 January 1999) was a British artists' model and memoirist. During the 1950s and 1960s, she was the muse and inspiration for many artists of the Soho subculture, including Lucian Freud , Francis Bacon , and (much later) Maggi Hambling , and she was known for her three marriages and ...
Oct 7, 2022 · With Three Studies for Portrait of Henrietta Moraes, painted in 1963, Bacon captures his friend at a point before she lost herself in a haze of drugs and haphazard crimes.
Jan 16, 1999 · AS THE model for Francis Bacon's Lying Figure with Hypodermic Syringe (1963), Henrietta Moraes was a voluptuous icon of the Soho subculture of the Fifties, sprawling across an unmade bed posing...
May 21, 2022 · On the 22nd of May 1931, British model, muse and memoirist Audrey Wendy Abbott known as Henrietta Moraes was born in Simla, India, where her father was stationed in the Indian Air Force.
Henrietta Moraes was a key figure in post-war London’s artistic and bohemian life. Determined to meet Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud, she frequented bars such as the French House, and became part of the Soho set which included Daniel Farson, Jeffrey Bernard, Brendan Behan, John Deakin and others.
Jan 16, 2013 · Henrietta Moraes was known as the Queen of Soho - she was muse to artists including Francis Bacon who's portrait of her sold for 25 million euros- but she lived a tragic and decadent life.
Meeting Francis Bacon in London in the Sixties, Henrietta Moraes became his most frequent female subject in both portraits and as the model for his larger works. Filmed during the Francis Bacon exhibition at the Marlborough Gallery, London, Henrietta recalls her impression of the artist.
