Has the Francis Bacon cult peaked? For most of the second half of the 20th century, the Irish-born painter’s unstinting ...

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Francis Bacon discusses his work and methods with David Sylvester. In this lauded interview, Bacon reveals his artistic influences, details his tightrope walk between abstract and figurative ...

This double portrait was one of the five Bacon artworks stolen in Madrid (Spanish police photo, May 2016) Spanish police say they have recovered three of five paintings by Francis Bacon that were ...

Britain’s greatest postwar painter, Soho’s legendary boozer and gossip: the National Portrait Gallery has the perfect subject in its stirring, splendid new show Francis Bacon: Human Presence.

In a somewhat spooky coincidence, a new Francis Bacon exhibition, Human Presence, opened yesterday at the National Portrait gallery. It includes 55 portraits, inspired by friends, lovers and (in a ...

This was the unequivocal view of Nathaniel Bacon, a young, wealthy Englishman who had recently settled in the backcountry of Virginia. The opinion that all Indians were enemies was also shared by ...

Stephen Wakelam's play for Drama on 3, Bacon in Moscow, reveals how Francis Bacon became the first major Western artist to have a solo exhibition in the Soviet Union. This is the story of an ...

Columnist covering policy, elections, governance and culture. Perry Bacon Jr. is a Washington Post columnist. Before joining The Post, Perry had stints as a government and elections writer for ...

Gagosian is presenting The Street, an exhibition conceived and curated by the artist Peter Doig, opening November 1 at 980 Madison Avenue, New York. Read our pick of the best New York art exhibitions ...

Francis Bacon: Human Presence at the National Portrait Gallery review — a brilliant transgressive party on x (opens in a new window) Francis Bacon: Human Presence at the National Portrait ...