[PAR] [TLE] Michael Behrens (banker) [SEP] Edward Michael Behrens (15 September 1911 - January 1989) was a British financier, banker, stockbroker, and restaurant and gallery owner, who became co-owner of the Ionian Bank.  Through his ownership of the Hanover Gallery, he was an early patron of the artist Francis Bacon. [PAR] [TLE] Francis Bacon (artist) [SEP] Bacon took up painting in his late 30s, having drifted as an interior decorator, "bon vivant" and gambler.  He said that his artistic career was delayed because he spent too long looking for subject matter that could sustain his interest.  His breakthrough came with the 1944 triptych "Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion", which sealed his reputation as a uniquely bleak chronicler of the human condition.  From the mid-1960s he mainly produced portraits of friends and drinking companions, either as single or triptych panels.  Following the 1971 suicide of his lover George Dyer, his art became more sombre, inward-looking and preoccupied with the passage of time and death.  The climax of this later period is marked by masterpieces, including his 1982's "Study for Self-Portrait" and "Study for a Self-Portrait—Triptych, 1985–86".
[PAR] [TLE] Michael Behrens ( banker ) [ SEP ] Edward Michael Behrens ( 15 September 1911 - January 1989 ) was a British financier , banker , stockbroker , and restaurant and gallery owner , who became co - owner of the Ionian Bank . Through his ownership of the Hanover Gallery , he was an early patron of the artist Francis Bacon . [PAR] [TLE] Francis Bacon ( artist ) [ SEP ] Bacon took up painting in his late 30s , having drifted as an interior decorator , " bon vivant " and gambler . He said that his artistic career was delayed because he spent too long looking for subject matter that could sustain his interest . His breakthrough came with the 1944 triptych " Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion " , which sealed his reputation as a uniquely bleak chronicler of the human condition . From the mid-1960s he mainly produced portraits of friends and drinking companions , either as single or triptych panels . Following the 1971 suicide of his lover George Dyer , his art became more sombre , inward - looking and preoccupied with the passage of time and death . The climax of this later period is marked by masterpieces , including his 1982 's " Study for Self - Portrait " and " Study for a Self - Portrait — Triptych , 1985–86 " .
Edward Michael Behrens was an early patron of an artist whose lover comitted suicide in what year?
Edward Michael Behrens was an early patron of an artist whose lover comitted suicide in what year ?
1971
1971