Francis Bacon Art Book - Black

The Francis Bacon art book captures the life and work of the Irish-British painter through a rare series of interviews and sittings conducted shortly before his death in 1992. Authored by French photographer Francis Giacobetti, it features never-before-published photographs of Bacon and his surroundings, alongside original images inspired by his distorted and dreamlike compositions. Excerpts from conversations between artist and photographer are woven throughout, offering direct insight into Bacon's creative process and postwar sensibility.

This remarkable volume captures the dark and extraordinary mind of one of the most important painters of the twentieth century. Maverick Irish-British painter, Francis Bacon (1909-1992) encapsulated the terror and alienation of the postwar psyche through his distinctive and disturbing realism. 'Francis Bacon' is the result of a rare series of interviews and sittings, which took place just before his death. Author and acclaimed French photographer Francis Giacobetti presents never-before-published photographs of Bacon and his surroundings, alongside eerie, original photographs inspired by Bacon's distorted and dreamlike works. Excerpts from conversations between artist and photographer are woven through this exceptional title for Assouline.