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ISBN
9780500093443

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Product Identifiers

Publisher
Thames & Hudson
ISBN-10
050009344X
ISBN-13
9780500093443
eBay Product ID (ePID)
20038303244

Product Key Features

Book Title
Francis Bacon: Incunabula
Number of Pages
224 Pages
Language
English
Topic
Individual Artists / General, Literary, Subjects & Themes / Human Figure
Publication Year
2009
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Art, Biography & Autobiography
Author
Martin Harrison, Rebecca Daniels
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
58.1 Oz
Item Length
12.2 in
Item Width
9.9 in

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LCCN
2009-455029
Reviews
The longer we study the images reproduced so handsomely in this book, the more we appreciate how indispensable they were to the artist., Beautifully designed and printed, this will be helpful to anyone studying the painter and his work. A welcome addition to all major art collections., "Beautifully designed and printed, this will be helpful to anyone studying the painter and his work. A welcome addition to all major art collections." "The longer we study the images reproduced so handsomely in this book, the more we appreciate how indispensable they were to the artist."
Synopsis
In 1949 Francis Bacon found his subject - the human body - and from then on it remained his principal theme. But he did not paint from life. Instead he appropriated images from the mass media that he manipulated into his 'studies'. His paintings bore witness to the shattered psychology of the time and shot him to a prominence that hardly diminished over the next fifty years, and that continues to rise. This book presents many of the 'working documents' about which Bacon was entirely secretive but which, it emerges, were integral to his creative process. Culled from thousands of pieces of original material found in his studio, including newspapers, magazines, books and photographs, these items have each been exhaustively and minutely researched, providing for the first time comprehensive details of the artist's sources. Nearly all previously unseen, these visually thrilling documents demonstrate Bacon's unerring eye for seeking out visual stimulation in the most unexpected places. His paintings emerged from a dialogue between great art of the past, photographic imagery of the present and early cinema. This unique selection of material - thoroughly researched, meticulously documented and compellingly presented - will provide an invaluable insight into both the artist's work and working methods., In 1949 Francis Bacon found his subject--the human body--and from then on it remained his principal theme. But he did not paint from life. Instead he appropriated images from the mass media that he manipulated into his studies. This book presents over 200 of these documents, about which Bacon was secretive but which, it emerges, were integral to his creative process. Culled from thousands of pieces of original material found in his studio, including newspapers, magazines, books, and photographs, these items have each been exhaustively and minutely researched, providing for the first time comprehensive details of the artist's sources. Previously unseen, these visually thrilling documents demonstrate Bacon's tactile, visceral relationship with his sources and his unerring eye for seeking out visual stimulation in the most unexpected places. This unique selection of material from Bacon's sudio--meticulously documented and compellingly presented--will provide an invaluable insight into both the artist's work and his working methods. Martin Harrison is the author of In Camera: Francis Bacon., In 1949 Francis Bacon found his main subject, the human body, and from then on it remained his principal theme. But he did not paint from life. Instead, he took from images from the mass media - newspapers, magazines, books, photos - and drew on them for his paintings., In 1949 Francis Bacon found his subject--the human body--and from then on it remained his principal theme. But he did not paint from life. Instead he appropriated images from the mass media that he manipulated into his "studies." This book presents over 200 of these documents, about which Bacon was secretive but which, it emerges, were integral to his creative process. Culled from thousands of pieces of original material found in his studio, including newspapers, magazines, books, and photographs, these items have each been exhaustively and minutely researched, providing for the first time comprehensive details of the artist's sources. Previously unseen, these visually thrilling documents demonstrate Bacon's tactile, visceral relationship with his sources and his unerring eye for seeking out visual stimulation in the most unexpected places. This unique selection of material from Bacon's sudio--meticulously documented and compellingly presented--will provide an invaluable insight into both the artist's work and his working methods. Martin Harrison is the author of In Camera: Francis Bacon.
LC Classification Number
ND497.B16

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