Francis Bacon

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Author: Rosie BroadleyTitle: Francis BaconBinding: HardcoverNumber Of Pages: 224Release Date: 2024-11-24Details: The first volume in over 20 years dedicated to Bacon's unconvention al, psychologically trenchant portraitsFeaturing works from the 1950s onward, this book explores the genre-defying portraiture of Irish British artist Francis Bacon (1909-92). It is the first publication in over 20 years dedicated to this facet of Bacon's practice. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists to large-scale paintings memorializing lost lovers, these selected works showcase Bacon's life story. In addition to the artist's self-portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne and his lovers Peter Lacy and George Dyer.From his renowned triptychs and paintings of ghostly figures to tender and psychologically revealing individual portraits, the figurative works displayed in this publication chart the development of a groundbreaking artist, highlighting the influence of his peers and other artists. Francis Bacon: Human Presence also features illustrated biographies of Bacon and his circle, bringing lesser-told stories to the fore.EAN: 9781855145498Package Dimensions: Height: 10.98423 inches, Length: 8.50392 inches, Weight: 2.20462262 Pounds, Width: 0.98425 inches Show more