An edition of Francis Bacon (1996)

Francis Bacon

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An edition of Francis Bacon (1996)

Francis Bacon

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Bacon (1909-92) was raised in large country houses in rural Ireland by a family whose conventional expectations he rebelled against early on. As a young man he was introduced to the seamy side of life in London and Paris; but only after seeing a Picasso retrospective in 1928 did he become an artist.

He sprang into prominence in 1944 with a triptych which shocked the art world with its sheer ferocity, and he soon emerged, with his friend Lucian Freud, as a leader of an informal "School of London," which favored figurative painting in an age dominated by abstraction.

As retrospectives of Bacon's work in Paris, London, and New York made his reputation soar, his nighttime exploits grew wilder and wilder; charming and confident, with a strong sadomasochistic streak, he was drawn to "rough trade" in London clubs and pushed all situations to the edge. At the same time, he was a deeply cultivated and thoughtful artist who was obsessively guarded about the sources of his inspiration.

Michael Peppiatt has unlocked many of the enigmas of Bacon's life and work. Bacon talked openly to Peppiatt about his early life, his sexuality, his fantasies, and his ambitions, aware that all was being recorded for publication.

At the suggestion that some of his remarks would sound indiscreet, Bacon replied: "The more indiscreet, the more interesting it will be." Together with many new facts, unpublished documents, and penetrating analyses of key paintings, these conversations have been integrated into what is the most complete and riveting account of one of the greatest artists of our time.

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2009, Skyhorse Pub.
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Francis Bacon: studies for a portrait
2008, Yale University Press
in English
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Francis Bacon: Anatomia de un Enigma / Anatomy of an Enigma
March 2000, Gedisa Editorial
Paperback in Spanish
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Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma
September 1998, Westview Press
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Cover of: Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon: anatomy of an enigma
1997, Phoenix, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
in English
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Francis Bacon: anatomy of an enigma
1997, Farrar, Straus and Giroux
in English - 1st American ed.
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Francis Bacon
1996, Weidenfeld & Nicolson, Orion Publishing Group, Limited
Hardcover
Cover of: Francis Bacon
Francis Bacon: anatomy of an enigma
1996, Weidenfeld & Nicolson
in English

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Hardcover
Number of pages
388

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OL10315933M
ISBN 10
0297816160
ISBN 13
9780297816164
OCLC/WorldCat
36011381
Library Thing
53712
Goodreads
2479937

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Even though he did not often mention his childhood.
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