Francis Bacon by Michael Peppiatt
The definitive biography of Francis Bacon, re-issued with substantial new material to co-incide with a major retrospective exhibition at Tate Britain.
Brilliantly and evocatively written-- Antonia Fraser * Daily Mail *
[Peppiatt's] account of the evolution of Bacon's artistic ideas is confident, amusing and thought-provoking. -- Richard Davenport-Hines * The Independent *
This account of a life, as Peppiatt puts it, "filled with the extremes of human emotion and devoted to expressing them with utmost force," is probably more readable and enjoyable than the attempts at exhaustive biography which surely lie ahead. * Gilbert De Botton, Literary Review *
Anatomy of an Engima will surely remain a uniquely authoritative and readable account of the man who once confided, 'it may sound pretentious but you see I have had the most extraordinary life'. * Literary Review *
One of the most important and insightful writings on the artist * Art Newspaper *
[Peppiatt's] account of the evolution of Bacon's artistic ideas is confident, amusing and thought-provoking. -- Richard Davenport-Hines * The Independent *
This account of a life, as Peppiatt puts it, "filled with the extremes of human emotion and devoted to expressing them with utmost force," is probably more readable and enjoyable than the attempts at exhaustive biography which surely lie ahead. * Gilbert De Botton, Literary Review *
Anatomy of an Engima will surely remain a uniquely authoritative and readable account of the man who once confided, 'it may sound pretentious but you see I have had the most extraordinary life'. * Literary Review *
One of the most important and insightful writings on the artist * Art Newspaper *
Michael Peppiatt served as literary editor for Le Monde and arts correspondent for The New York Times and the Financial Times. He is considered the world expert on Bacon and has curated several groundbreaking Bacon exhibitions, notably 'Francis Bacon: The Sacred and the Profane' and 'Francis Bacon in the 1950s'. He lives in London and Paris.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781845297312 |
| ISBN 10 | 1845297318 |
| Title | Francis Bacon |
| Author | Michael Peppiatt |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Little, Brown Book Group |
| Year published | 2008-09-11 |
| Number of pages | 480 |
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