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Francis Bacon; The Violence of the Real
Armin (Ed) Zweite
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Description for Francis Bacon; The Violence of the Real
Hardcover. Francis Bacon (19091992) was renowned for his dramatic depictions of the human form; he portrayed the ordeal of the vulnerable, defencelessly exposed body like no other artist of his generation. This book presents about sixty of Bacons disturbing yet captivating studies of the human figure, encompassing works from the late 1940s until his death. Editor(s): Zweite, Armin. Num Pages: 256 pages, colour throughout. BIC Classification: AGB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 304 x 27. Weight in Grams: 1588.
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was renowned for his dramatic depictions of the human form; he portrayed the ordeal of the vulnerable, defencelessly exposed body like no other artist of his generation. At the centre of this volume are about sixty of Bacon's disturbing yet captivating studies of the human figure, encompassing works from the late 1940s until his death. Texts by a range of experts on the artist offer new insights into these radical and often discomfiting images, so brilliantly reproduced on the pages of this book.
Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was renowned for his dramatic depictions of the human form; he portrayed the ordeal of the vulnerable, defencelessly exposed body like no other artist of his generation. At the centre of this volume are about sixty of Bacon's disturbing yet captivating studies of the human figure, encompassing works from the late 1940s until his death. Texts by a range of experts on the artist offer new insights into these radical and often discomfiting images, so brilliantly reproduced on the pages of this book.
Product Details
Publisher
Thames And Hudson London
Number of pages
256
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2006
Condition
New
Number of Pages
256
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780500093351
SKU
V9780500093351
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About Armin (Ed) Zweite
Armin Zweite is the Director of the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein Westfalen. He has written and contributed to numerous books, including Barnett Newman, Jackson Pollock, Richard Serra and Gerhard Richter.
Reviews for Francis Bacon; The Violence of the Real
''Brilliantly well-researched ... superb' ' - Artists & Illustrators