Francis Bacon (World of Art)
Category: Books,Biographies & Memoirs,Historical
Francis Bacon (World of Art) Details
Relating the English artist to his time and to the history of art, this revised edition of Russell's perceptive assessment of Bacon's art brings the record of his major paintings up to date and adds many new illustrations
Reviews
John Russell wrote this "biography" while Francis Bacon was very much alive and tends to emphasize the influences on Bacon's work more from an environmental standpoint than an art historian view. But to jump into Bacon's raucous life "in medias res" is a gift that now can be savoured, like picking the grapes off the vines that in years to come will become a fine vintage wine. A diversion, and only in black and white reproductions, but a rather important comment in retrospect.
