Description
Including twelve of Bacon's renowned triptychs, this lavish publication features eleven gatefolds and some sixty paintings created by Bacon between 1971 and his death in 1992. Reproduced here with analyses of Bacon's paintings in the light of some of his most admired authors, these specially commissioned texts reveal new ways of understanding some of the most powerful works in the modern canon.
A radically new perspective on Francis Bacon's art, analysing the ways in which literature inspired his work
About the Author
Didier Ottinger is assistant director of Centre national d'art et de culture Georges-Pompidou, Musee national d'art moderne, Paris.
Reviews
'Makes a clear case for the rich relationship between Bacon's art and the books he read, as well as illustrating some of Bacon's best paintings' - The Art Newspaper
Book Information
ISBN 9780500239988
Author Didier Ottinger
Format Hardback
Page Count 242
Imprint Thames & Hudson Ltd
Publisher Thames & Hudson Ltd
Weight(grams) 1540g