Francis Bacon: Shadows (Francis Bacon Studies) irish nature Rere Ukponu and Karl Whitney

Rere Ukponu and Karl Whitney

The major periods of Bacon’s life on the edge

often deriding expressive works as nothing more than the untutored efforts of children

from the artist’s wife to five-year old son

the material that originally made it into print is occasionally misleading

Francis Bacon: Shadows (Francis Bacon Studies) irish nature Rere Ukponu and Karl WhitneyFrancis Bacon: Shadows continues in the revelatory mode established by Inside Francis Bacon. It comprises six essays on diverse topics, interpretative as well as factual, which cumulatively present an abundance of fresh ideas and information about Bacon. The fundamental aim of the series to rethink Bacons art from new perspectives is impressively fulfilled by the eminent authors. Martin Harrison opens the book with some hitherto unseen Bacon related