Francis Bacon /

This volume examines Irish-born artist Francis Bacon's (1909-1922) life and art displays the many facets that make his career so intriguing. Filled with personal photographs, quotations from the artist, and beautiful reproductions of his bold, austere and often grotesque paintings, this volume...

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Main Author: Wieland, Anna Maria
Format: Book
Language:English
German
Published: Munich ; New York : Prestel, ©2009.
Series:Living_art.
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