Francis Bacon (painter)

Francis Bacon (October 28, 1909 - April 28, 1992) was an Anglo-Irish painter, atheist, gambler and bon vivant. He was a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon.

External links

Select work

• Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion (1944)(Tate)
• Painting (1946)

:Painting (1946) (MoMA)

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• Study for Crouching Nude (1952)(Detroit)
• Study of a Dog (1952)(Tate)
• Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1953)(Des Moines)

:Study after Velazquez's Portrait of Pope Innocent X (1953)

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• Three Studies for a Crucifixion (March 1962)(Guggenheim)
• Self-Portrait (1971)

Sites

• The Francis Bacon Estate
• Hugh Lane Gallery
• Faggionato Fine Art - Francis Bacon - Studying form February 9 - April 15, 2005

: Paintings from the Estate 1980 - 1991 June 25 - August 26, 1999

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• Marlborough New York

: Marlborough London

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• Tribute and 35 great links! Biography, images, audio interviews, poetry & film.
• Francis Bacon Image Gallery Extensive site with biography, images, and quotes
• ArtQuotes.net Bacon Quotes Collection of art quotes and profile of the artist
• http://www.ibiblio.org/wm/paint/auth/bacon/ WebMuseum, Paris

News/Reviews

• £9.5m Bacon out of Tate's reach - The Guardian - May 28 2004
• Bacon triptych emerges from Tehran storeroom - The Guardian - June 18, 2005
• Face to face with Bacon - The Observer - August 7, 2005

:The Beast Within - The Guardian - August 9, 2005

Related Topics:
The Guardian - August 9 - 2005

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::Reviews of the exhibition Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh, August-September 2005.

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• Friend who inherited Bacon's £11m fortune went on 11-year spending spree - The Guardian - August 31 2004
• Dead in England