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Professor Sir Brian Clarke (2 July 1953 – 1 July 2025)
It is with great sadness that we report that Professor Sir Brian Clarke, Executor and Chairman of The Estate of Francis Bacon, died on Tuesday 1stJuly 2025, one day before his 72nd birthday. Brian shaped the Estate and continued to encourage work on Bacon, following the wishes of John Edwards, Bacon’s sole heir, to maintain the reputation of Bacon and his oeuvre.
An impressive artist in his own right, Brian was this country’s leading modern stained glass artist, as well as a painter and sculptor. The Brian Clarke Studio installed groundbreaking works, integrating art and architecture, in many countries.
Brian was also a dear friend – a bright light in our lives. He is deeply missed.
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The aim of this website is to provide an ever-expanding fund of information on Francis Bacon’s art and life. As of November 2017, this website now contains reference images and information on all 584 numbered works published in Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, 2016, including the exhibition history of each painting. The paintings can be viewed by decade or freely searched. At the same time as publishing Bacon’s paintings, new content has been added to the following sections: Biography; Talks, Lectures & Symposia; Studio - Reece Mews; and Family, Friends & Sitters. This site has been created and is maintained by The Estate of Francis Bacon, with the assistance of Joe Hage and HENI..
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