Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner,very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. In this,the first-ever book to be written about him,Daniel Farson,friend and confidant to Bacon for over forty years,gives a highly personal,first-hand account of the man as he knew him. From his sexual adventures to his rise from obscurity to international fame,Farson gives us unique insight into Bacon's genius.
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Publisher: Vintage PublishingISBN: 9780099307815Number of pages: 320Weight: 223 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 19 mm
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The most fascinatingly provocative,intimate study of an artist I have ever readIt preserves precisely the aspects of Bacon that will be hardest for scholarly researchers to capture... no-one can convey better than Farson the fun of Bacon's company and the louche adventures of the Soho underworldPositively Runyonesque...well-written,entertaining,and above all,thought-provokingStartlingly revealing
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