ISBN: 9780956873880

British painter Francis Bacon (1909-92) was one of the most important artists of the last half of the twentieth century, his grotesque, abstract figures instantly recognizable, and wholly… Meer...

British painter Francis Bacon (1909-92) was one of the most important artists of the last half of the twentieth century, his grotesque, abstract figures instantly recognizable, and wholly unforgettable. Though he was a familiar figure in the rackety corners of London’s Soho, Bacon also had deep personal and artistic ties to France and Monaco, and this book is the first to explore those at length. The relationship began in Paris in 1927, where a teenaged Bacon saw an exhibition dedicated to Picasso—and saw his future vocation. Soon after World War II, Bacon moved to Monaco, where he lived until 1950, and began to paint the “popes” series, which would transform his art, and make his reputation. On visits to Paris, meanwhile, he made friends with such prominent figures as Alberto Giacometti and Michael Leiris; the city would go on to be the setting for the exhibition that marked his arrival as a master, a retrospective at the Grand Palais in 1971. And after 1975, Bacon kept a studio in the Marais district of Paris. ​This richly illustrated bilingual volume draws links from all these periods to Bacon’s art, showing how the experiences and milieu of Paris and Monaco made its presence felt in his work and helping establish him as not simply a British painter, but part of a larger European artistic and cultural world. Trade Books>Hardcover>Art,Design & Photography>Art>Surveys, Heni Publ Core >2<

2016, ISBN: 9780956873880

It was in Paris in 1927, at an exhibition dedicated to Picasso, that Francis Bacon grasped his vocation as a painter. In 1946, he moved to Monaco on the French Riviera where he lived for … Meer...

It was in Paris in 1927, at an exhibition dedicated to Picasso, that Francis Bacon grasped his vocation as a painter. In 1946, he moved to Monaco on the French Riviera where he lived for four years, his time in the Principality marking a turning point in his art; with his popes series, he became a painter of the human figure. In Paris he befriended artists and intellectuals, such as Giacometti and Leiris, whilst the city would become the setting for the crystalisation of his reputation in 1971 with the retrospective at the Grand Palais. In 1975, Bacon would take a studio in the Marais district. This bilingual publication co-published by Albin Michel and The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation tells of Bacon s deep ties with France and Monaco, and has been overseen by Martin Harrison, author of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonne and curator of the coinciding exhibition Francis Bacon, Monaco et la culture franc aise which runs at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco from 2 July 2016 until 4 September 2 Books Martin Harrison|Hardback|HENI Publishing|16/06/2016, HENI Publishing<

2016, ISBN: 9780956873880

It was in Paris in 1927, at an exhibition dedicated to Picasso, that Francis Bacon grasped his vocation as a painter. In 1946, he moved to Monaco on the French Riviera where he lived for … Meer...

It was in Paris in 1927, at an exhibition dedicated to Picasso, that Francis Bacon grasped his vocation as a painter. In 1946, he moved to Monaco on the French Riviera where he lived for four years, his time in the Principality marking a turning point in his art; with his popes series, he became a painter of the human figure. In Paris he befriended artists and intellectuals, such as Giacometti and Leiris, whilst the city would become the setting for the crystalisation of his reputation in 1971 with the retrospective at the Grand Palais. In 1975, Bacon would take a studio in the Marais district. This bilingual publication co-published by Albin Michel and The Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation tells of Bacon s deep ties with France and Monaco, and has been overseen by Martin Harrison, author of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonne and curator of the coinciding exhibition Francis Bacon, Monaco et la culture franc aise which runs at Grimaldi Forum, Monaco from 2 July 2016 until 4 September 2 Books Martin Harrison|Hardback|Heni Publishing|16/06/2016, Heni Publishing<

ISBN: 9780956873880

Hardback, [PU: Heni Publishing], The first in-depth publication to uncover the long relationship Francis Bacon enjoyed with France, Monaco and French culture. Martin Harrison, the foremos… Meer...

Hardback, [PU: Heni Publishing], The first in-depth publication to uncover the long relationship Francis Bacon enjoyed with France, Monaco and French culture. Martin Harrison, the foremost expert on Bacon, brings a new light to a somewhat unexpected side of the artist's life and work., Art History, Art History: c 1900 -, Art History: From c 1960, Individual Artists, Art Monographs, Literary Essays, Anthologies (non-poetry), Western Philosophy: Medieval & Renaissance, C 500 To C 1600, Social & Political Philosophy<