Artist Francis Bacon's stylistic distortions of classicism, brutal portrayals of friends, and tormented self-images changed the traditional genre of portraiture. This is the first book dedicated to this particular aspect of the late artist's work. With its superb reproductions of more than 130 pieces, the book offers new insight into these disturbing images, and also details some of Bacon's paint techniques. 223 color illus.
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Artist Francis Bacon's stylistic distortions of classicism, brutal portrayals of friends, and tormented self-images changed the traditional genre of portraiture. This is the first book dedicated to this particular aspect of the late artist's work. With its superb reproductions of more than 130 pieces, the book offers new insight into these disturbing images, and also details some of Bacon's paint techniques. 223 color illus.
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Add this copy of Bacon: Portraits and Self-Portraits to cart. $205.86, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Thames & Hudson.
