Francis Bacon : books and painting / edited by Didier Ottinger ; with texts by Didier Ottinger, Chris Stephens, Miguel Egaña, Michael Peppiatt, Catherine Howe.

"The many volumes in Francis Bacon's library reveal the artist's deep engagement with literature. His condensed statements in paint, so mesmerizing in their own right, often seem to echo telling phrases from the books he most admired. Among his favorite authors were Aeschylus, T.S. Eliot, Joseph Con...

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Main Authors: Ottinger, Didier (Author, Editor), Stephens, Chris (Art museum curator) (Author), Egaña, Miguel (Author), Peppiatt, Michael (Author), Howe, Catherine (Author)
Corporate Authors: Thames and Hudson (Publisher), Centre Georges Pompidou (Host institution)
Other Authors: Hiddleston-Galloni, Anna (Contributor), Bacon, Francis, 1909-1992 (Artist, painter.)
Language:English
Language of the Original:
French
Language and/or Writing System:
Text in English, with translations from the French.
Published: New York, New York : Thames & Hudson, 2020.
Edition:[First American edition].
Subjects:
Bacon, Francis, > 1909-1992 > Exhibitions.
Bacon, Francis, > 1909-1992 > Criticism and interpretation.
Bacon, Francis, > 1909-1992 > Themes, motives.
Bacon, Francis, > 1909-1992 > Library > Bibliography.
Art and literature > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Figurative painting, British > 20th century > Exhibitions.
Male artists > England > London > 20th century.
Gay artists > England > London > 20th century.
ART / General.
Bacon, Francis, > 1909-1992.
Art and literature.
Figurative painting, British.
Gay artists.
Libraries.
Male artists.
Themes, motives.
England > London.
1900-1999
Bibliographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Essays.
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
Genre:
Exhibitions.
Bibliography.
Bibliographies.
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Essays.
Exhibition catalogs.
Illustrated works.
Physical Description:241 pages (some folded) : illustrations (chiefly color), portraits ; 31 cm
Variant Title:
Books and painting
Format: Book

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