Francis Bacon: Studies for a Portrait - Rilegato

Peppiatt, Michael

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ISBN 10: 0300142552 ISBN 13: 9780300142556

Casa editrice: Yale Univ Pr, 2008

Riassunto

One of the 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’s, 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 attitude toward Christian belief and classical myth, and his defining friendship with the eminent French writer Michel Leiris. Peppiatt also provides fascinating anecdotes about the artist’s early life, his intimate relationships, and his connections with the artists who were his contemporaries and friends. In addition, among the interviews reproduced for the book are new transcripts of two interviews presenting previously omitted material that brings out many little-known aspects of Bacon’s presence and personality.

 

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Michael Peppiatt is the leading authority on Francis Bacon. He has written the definitive biography of the artist and curated several influential exhibitions of his work.

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Book by Peppiatt Michael

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• Editore: Yale Univ Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0300142552
• ISBN 13: 9780300142556
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 272