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Looking Back at Francis Bacon

By David Sylvester
Description

Divided into the sections ‘Review’, ‘Reflections’, ‘Fragments of Talk’ and ‘Biographical Note’ "Looking Back at Francis Bacon" is a unique portrait of one of the creative geniuses of our age by a writer of comparable distinction.

Details
Publisher:
London: Thames & Hudson
Year:  2000
Language: English
Pages: 272
ISBN/ISSN: 0500019940
Other Publication Details:

Incl. revised texts previously pubd in exh. catalogues Thomas Gibson Fine Art, London, 1984; Museo Correr, Venice, 1993; Centre Pompidou, Paris, 1996; Sainsbury Centre, Norwich, 1996; Tony Shafrazi Gallery, New York, 1998; Hayward Gallery, London, 1998; and Tate Gallery, London, 1999 solo exhibitions; revised texts previously pubd in Connaissance des Arts (1966), and The Independent on Sunday, 1 Feb. 1998.

Number of artworks illustrated
121 works
Paintings