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Quote From: David Sylvester, Interviews with Francis Bacon (Thames & Hudson, 2008). Painting featured: Three Studies of Isabel Rawsthorne #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #art #arthistory #historyofart
"Bacon painted the work on a layer of paper adhered to the fibreboard support; it covered an earlier painting done directly onto the board." Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné p.156 #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon
In this detail from just below the centre of Bacon’s Landscape near Malabata, Tangier, 1963 (Cat. no. 63-06), the sweeping brush strokes and tension between colours create a sense of energetic movement. #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #details
"In Bacon’s reconfiguration the Picasso is transformed into a more explicit dance of death; notwithstanding his refutation, the subject is equally, in effect, three crucifixions." Martin Harrison, Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné p.122 #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist
In 1951, "David Sylvester suggested that Bacon had learned his 'candid camera' technique not from photographs but from the later paintings of Rembrandt." Francis Bacon: In Camera, Martin Harrison, pg 61 #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon
@francisbacon Sometimes a work of art just stands up and slaps you in the face. #francisbaconartist #fineart
In this detail of Portrait of George Dyer Staring at Blind-Cord, 1966 (Cat. no. 66-02), Dyer’s head faces in two directions simultaneously, in front of a frame within the painting. #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon
Quote From: David Sylvester, Interviews with Francis Bacon (Thames & Hudson, 2008). Painting featured: Study of a Man and Woman Walking', 1988 #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon
"Neville Wallis ... describes Bacon's 'Pope III' (1951) as having 'a fugitive expression seemingly caught unawares by a press photographer'." Francis Bacon: In Camera, Martin Harrison, pg 61 #francisbacon #fineart #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon
Quote From: David Sylvester, Interviews with Francis Bacon (Thames & Hudson, 2008). Painting featured: STUDY FOR PORTRAIT OF VAN GOGH V, 1957 #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #fineart
Two Figures in a Room, 1959 Sainsbury Centre for Visual Arts, University of East Anglia, Norwich. In this painting the figures are positioned near the edge of just a segment of the elliptical arena. #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #fineart
Van Gogh in a Landscape, 1957 Centre Pompidou, Musée national d’art moderne-Centre de création industrielle, Paris. #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #fineart
Figures in a Landscape, 1956–57 Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, acquired from the Contemporary Art Society, London, by gift 1959. #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #fineart
Study for Crouching Nude, 1952 The Detroit Institute of Arts, acquired from Mr William R. Valentiner, Detroit, by gift 1955. In this work, the crouching figure is held in the partial circle drawn by the rail. #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #fineart
Quote From: David Sylvester, Interviews with Francis Bacon (Thames & Hudson, 2008). Painting featured: FIGURE STUDY I, 1945 - 1946 #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #insidefrancisbacon #fineart
Zooming in on the head of the cyclist in Bacon’s Portrait of George Dyer Riding a Bicycle, 1966 (Cat. no. 66-15), Bacon’s face can be seen looking directly towards the viewer, from within the profile of Dyer’s head Did you notice this? #francisbacon #francisbaconartist #fineart
This detail from the centre of Bacon’s Sand Dune, 1983 (Cat. no. 83-05) shows the painting’s rich surface texture, which is only visible on close inspection. #francisbacon #fineart #sanddune #francisbaconartist
Francis Bacon's Studio Image taken by Perry Ogden for the Francis Bacon Estate in 1998 before the contents of 7 Reece Mews was moved to Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Published in John Edwards, Perry Ogden, 7 Reece Mews: Francis Bacon’s Studio, 2001 #francisbaconartist
Francis Bacon's Studio Image taken by Perry Ogden for the Francis Bacon Estate in 1998 before the contents of 7 Reece Mews was moved to Dublin City Gallery The Hugh Lane. Published in John Edwards, Perry Ogden, 7 Reece Mews: Francis Bacon’s Studio, 2001 #francisbaconartist
