Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait new in many became household names: Francis

many became household names: Francis Bacon

featuring iconic works of art through the ages

Pocket Frida Kahlo Wisdom is an inspiring collection of some of her best quotes on love

and Manet’s career in 1870

encyclopedic and mysterious qualities of their source materials and are accompanied by stories made up by a stellar roster of contributors

Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait new in many became household names: FrancisFrancis Bacon was one of most elusive and enigmatic creative geniuses of the twentieth century. However much his avowed aim was to simplify both himself and his art, he remained a deeply complex person. Bacon was keenly aware of this underlying contradiction, and whether talking or painting, strove consciously towards absolute clarity and simplicity, calling himself simply complicated. Until now, this complexity has rarely come across in the large