Francis Bacon : studies for a portrait : essays and interviews / Michael Peppiatt.
Francis Bacon : studies for a portrait : essays and interviews / Michael Peppiatt.
Francis Bacon : studies for a portrait : essays and interviews / Michael Peppiatt.
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Publisher
New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2008.
Date
2008.
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N759.2/174
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Language
English
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Physical content
vii, 272 p., [16] p. of plates : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Contents
Interviewing Francis Bacon -- Interview one: from a convention with Francis Bacon -- Francis Bacon at work -- An obsession with popes -- Francis Bacon in the 1950s -- The sacred and the profane -- Francis Bacon and the school of London -- Interview two: reality conveyed by a lie -- The legacy of gen...
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Publisher
New Haven [Conn.] ; London : Yale University Press, 2008.
Place of Publication
Connecticut
Date Published
2008.
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Summary
"One of he most elusive and enigmatic creative geniuses of modern times, Francis Bacon was a man of endless contradictions and facets. In this invaluable book Michael Peppiatt, a major art critic and close friend of Bacon, offers an entertaining and uniquely well-informed portrait of this complex artist."
"Peppiatt's collection of interviews and essays spans more than forty years - from 1963, when the two men met, to 2007, when Peppiatt wrote an essay explaining Bacon's passionate involvement with Van Gogh. The pieces in between include discussions of Bacon's working methods and techniques, his unlikely relationship with his London dealer, his attit...
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Francis Bacon : studies for a portrait : essays and interviews / Michael Peppiatt.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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N759.2/174
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74VM0qGDAvey
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ISBN
0300142552 (cl : alk. paper)
9780300142556 (cl : alk. paper)
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759.2
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991001659509702626
