Francis Bacon 1909-1992 / Luigi Ficacci
2003, First Edition. Köln ; Los Angeles : Taschen. Fine copy in the original stiff-card wrappers. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. Item #321462
ISBN: 3822821985
Physical description; 96 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 96). Contents; "My whole life goes into my work" The Poetics of Francis Bacon -- "Obsessed by life" The Expression of Horror -- "The sensation without the boredom of its conveyance" The Human Body -- "Painting is the most artificial of the arts" The Scene of the Tragedy -- "The living quality" Portraits -- "I think of myself as a maker of images" Sources of Inspiration.
Subjects; Bacon, Francis (1909-1992) Criticism and interpretation. Painters England ; Biography. Painting. Painters. Great Britain. British twentieth century painting. Genres; Bibliography. Criticism, interpretation, etc. Illustrated.
Price: €12.95