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Francis Bacon: Man and Beast Hardcover – April 20, 2021

by Francis Bacon (Artist), Catherine Howe (Contributor), Michael Peppiatt (Contributor),
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The most notorious painter of the 20th century plumbs the animal darkness at the core of the human condition

Despite his harsh habits of self-editing and a relatively late start, the British painter Francis Bacon produced a considerable body of work that continues to electrify. In 1969, Bacon became interested in bullfighting and painted a series of powerful works that evoke anguish and eroticism simultaneously in the contorted bodies of their beastly subjects. "Bullfighting is like boxing," Bacon once said. "A marvelous aperitif to sex.” Twenty-two years later, a single ghostly bull was the subject of his final painting. Ultimately, Bacon was most compelled by the human animal. His paintings frequently eschew the distinction between man and beast; he renders his human subjects as primitive creatures driven by base instincts such as pain and fear, while his animal subjects exude a strangely human sensibility.

This publication concentrates on the role of animals in Bacon’s work, with experts discussing his varied sources of inspiration, such as Surrealist literature and the photography of Eadweard Muybridge.

Francis Bacon (1909–92) began his career in furniture design and interior decoration until 1945, when his career as a painter took off. He enjoyed colossal success in his lifetime, especially as part of a London cohort that included contemporaries Lucian Freud and John Deakin.

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  2. Language
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    Royal Academy of Arts
  4. Publication date
    April 20, 2021
  5. Dimensions
    9.45 x 0.71 x 11.02 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1912520559
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1912520558
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[Bacon] knew painting could convey things photography could not. It could convey 'the brutality of fact.' -- Sebastian Smee ― Washington Post

Bacon’s enduring motif is man alone in a room, fearful and furious. But isolation, in art as in life, is beginning to pall, and the anticipated joy of this show is a new inflection to the modern master of gloom. With his animals, Bacon’s grand guignol menace is varied, inventive, sometimes even touched with comedy. -- Jackie Wullschläger ― Financial Times

In Bacon’s paintings, man is never far from beast. That humankind is fundamentally an animal was a truth that lay at the heart of his imagery. From the biomorphic creatures of his earliest work to the distorted nudes that define the latter part of his career, Bacon remained convinced that, beneath the veneer of civilisation, humans are animals like any other. -- Mark Westall ― FAD

The artist's distorted, visceral figures expose humanity’s animal nature. -- Emma Crichton-Miller ― Prospect

Incredibly moving... -- Mark Brown ― Guardian

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Royal Academy of Arts (April 20, 2021)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 157 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1912520559
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1912520558
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 2.31 pounds
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9.45 x 0.71 x 11.02 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
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C. Schmitz
4.0 out of 5 stars Almost good enough
Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2022
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Enough text, but not too much. Plenty of good images. A few more close-ups would have been nice to see details of paint application.
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Joyce Morgan
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent service
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 17, 2023
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Prompt delivery. Very well packaged. Good price. Highly recommended.
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Artman
5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully Produced Catalogue
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 23, 2022
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This catalogue for the much delayed exhibition at The Royal Academy, London is an absolute delight. The Designer's and Printers must be congratulated on not just the quality of print and binding but the obvious care with which the whole book has been produced and all done in the United Kingdom. Even the lamination of the cover has a superb tactile quality, which if he was still alive I'm sure even Francis Bacon would be satisfied with. This book deserves a place in every library that studies Bacon. As a Book Designer with over forty years experience in publishing I appreciate this level of quality.
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Calliope
5.0 out of 5 stars The Book to Accompany the Exhibition at the R.A.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 2, 2022
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If you went to see the quite frankly sensational, unmissable exhibition at the Royal Academy then this book is for you! Bacon fans will love it - a memento from the wonderful experience that the R.A. bestowed upon mankind.
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Ahmed
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2022
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Well written and informative. Goes hand in hand with the Royal Academy exhibition. Probably one of the best books on Bacon in recent years. Well priced too.
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Jack
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2022
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Great accompaniment and substitute for the RA exhibition
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