Francis Bacon: PaintingsArtist: Francis Bacon Title: Francis Bacon: Paintings Author(s): Robert Rosenblum Year: 2002 ISBN: 0 89797 242 2 Publisher: Marlborough Gallery, Inc. Book Format: Softcover, 11 5 8 x 9 5 8 inches, 24 pages, 15 color plates Born in Dublin, Ireland in 1909, this prominent British painter and printmaker created controversial art until his death in 1992. Despite the fact that he did not receive formal training, Bacon gained instantaneous recognition in

ISBN: 0-89797-031-4

11 7/8 x 9 7/8 inches

Musée National d’Art Moderne

with their complex overlapping and intersecting curves

but where Matisse’s style diverged most from Picasso’s was that it was influenced by reality

with a distinctly critical voice that became a force for political change during the Franco regime in Spain

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14 color plates

Bacon's oil paintings simultaneously repel and intrigue the viewer with their bold

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In the mid-1970’s

Lipchitz's works are included in numerous pubic collections worldwide including Centro Museo de Arte Reina Sofía