Francis Bacon
- ISBN-10
- 8434312026
- ISBN-13
- 9788434312029
- Series
- Francis Bacon
- Category
- Art
- Pages
- 95
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Poligrafa Ediciones Sa
- Authors
- Francis Bacon, Sam Hunter
Description
The work of Francis Bacon (1909-1992) has a strength and vitality that has seen him rightfully hailed as one of the greatest twentieth-century artists. Francis Bacon is a superbly illustrated concise monograph that provides readers with an informative yet in-depth survey of the artist¿s entire career ¿ from his earliest forays into the art world, to his death in Madrid in 1992.
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