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Francis Bacon (1909-1992)

Professions: Painter

  • Francis BACON (1909-1992) PORTRAIT DE WILLIAM BLAKE, 1986 Lithographie en couleurs, épreuve d'artiste signée (edition numérotée à 60..

  • Francis Bacon , Study from Innocent X

  • l - Francis Bacon , 1909-1992 Second Version of Study for Bullfight No. 1 oil on canvas

  • l - Francis Bacon , 1909-1992 Self Portrait oil on canvas

Biography: Bacon

(b Dublin, 28 Oct 1909; d Madrid, 28 April 1992). English painter. One of the most individual, powerful and disturbing artists of the period following World War II, he took the human figure as his subject at a time when art was dominated by abstract styles, and he was also one of the first to depict overtly homosexual themes. Though largely self-taught, he was widely read and of great independence of mind. His subject-matter and procedures of painting are too personal to be imitated with any real success by other artists, but in Britain and further afield he remains a towering example to those dedicated to the depiction of the human figure.

Grove Art excerpts - Electronic ©2003, Oxford Art Online

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