Art critic Peppiatt (Francis Bacon) excerpts documents ... wealth of material obscures some gems, the intimate portrait that emerges—of Bacon apologetic over drunken escapades, occasionally ...

Francis Bacon, the Irish-born artist known for figurative and occasionally unsettling portraits, painted subjects ranging ...

"We are interested in Francis Bacon’s art, not his private life." Francis Bacon: Study for Portrait of Van Gogh III (1957). Oil on canvas In fact, there were no overtly homosexual pictures in ...

A Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud has sold for £43.4 million on its auction debut, making it the most valuable single panel piece by the artist, according to Sotheby’s. Titled Study For ...

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A Francis Bacon painting which ... Titled Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud, it was painted by British artist Bacon in 1964 and based on a photograph of his fellow art contemporary Freud, taken ...

Did you know? Some of Francis Bacon’s most famous artworks are inspired by old masters, such as Head VI that is based on the 'Portrait Of Pope Innocent X' by the Spanish artist Diego Velazquez.

The Art of Francis Bacon explores many of his key canvases which have been newly filmed in HD. The works are complemented solely with Bacon's own words, recorded by Derek Jacobi.

After two failed attempts at getting on board with so-called “Immersive Exhibitions”, which continue to sprout everywhere in ...

Frank Auerbach, cigarette in the corner of his mouth like a doomed hero in a French film, fires up Francis Bacon. Michael Andrews stares down at his lap. Lucian Freud pulls away from Timothy ...

There's so much more to London art than just painting or sculpture ... and he was commissioned by Francis Bacon to take photos that would become the basis for some of his most important paintings.