Barry Joule says his friend Francis Bacon gave him a trove of sketches and paintings. Some experts aren’t so sure.
The very last work in the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition of Francis ... his own face (a generous inclusion of photographic portraits of him by other artists reveals Bacon actually ...
Sylvester's Interviews with Francis Bacon. The mouth is the centrepiece ... an enigmatic backdrop to his anonymous protagonist. The face twists like a chrysalis, capturing a moment of ...
Francis Bacon, Portrait of Man with Glasses III, 1963; estimate: £6-9 million. Courtesy Christie's The painting’s deeply expressive composition presents a man’s face in a state of violent ...
Francis Bacon discusses his work and methods with David Sylvester. In this lauded interview, Bacon reveals his artistic influences, details his tightrope walk between abstract and figurative ...