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The literature on Francis Bacon is large and ever expanding. While Bacon has been vividly discussed during his lifetime, after his death the uncovering of sketches by the artist, a rediscovery of paintings previously lost or presumed destroyed, and the reconstruction of his studio in Dublin have prompted a growing number of new studies, articles and exhibitions. Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, published by The Estate of Francis Bacon in 2016 contains a comprehensive bibliography of writing on the artist, which forms the basis of the present section on francis-bacon.com. The Estate of Francis Bacon is currently in the process of digitising, editing, expanding and updating this bibliography and new entries will be uploaded on a regular basis.

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'A Terrible Beauty'

Amine Haase, Kunstforum International, 2010, English

'Francis Bacon Triptych at Ewbanks'

Author Unknown, Surrey Advertiser, 2010, English

'Soutine in English Translation'

Martin Hammer, Modernist Cultures, 2010, English

'Ways of Seeing Francis Bacon'

Brian McAvera, Fortnight, 2011, English

'Gift or Loan: Vincent Van Gogh and Francis Bacon'

Alexander Herman, Art, Antiquity & Law, 2011, English

'Francis Bacon's Horror Show'

Megan Buskey, The Economist, 2012, English

'Multiplo Bacon'

Giovanni Pellinghelli del Monticello, Il Giornale dell'Arte, 2012, Italian

'Bacon, la morgue e i seguaci'

Laura Lombardi, Il Giornale dell'Arte, 2012, Italian

'Francis Bacon: Five Decades'

Anthony Bond, Craft Arts International, 2013, English

'Francis Bacon: la visione della condizione umana'

Author Unknown, Il Giornale d'Arte, 2013, Italian

'L'atelier Bacon mis à plat'

Manuel Jover, Connaissance des Arts, 2013, French

'A Radical Approach'

Sandra Smith, The Lady, 2013, English

'The Pity of War'

Laura Gascoigne, Tablet, 2013, English

'England's Poets in Paint'

Robin Ironside, Art News, 1950, English

'Mr. Sylvester Replies'

David Sylvester, Nation, 1950, English

'The Iconoclasm of Francis Bacon'

Robert Melville, World Review, 1951, English

'Ape and Bacon'

Michael Greenwood, Granta, 1952, English

'The Picture in the Newspaper'

Author Unknown, Harper's Bazaar, 1952, English

'Realism Old and New'

David Sylvester, Britain To-day, 1953, English

'Aspects of Surrealist Art'

Author Unknown, The Times Weekly Review, 1953, English

'Brev från London: Francis Bacon'

Michael Middleton, Konstrevy, 1954, Swedish

'Paintings of Apes and Madmen at Durlacher Brothers'

James Fitzsimmons, Arts and Architecture, 1954, English

'Francis Bacon'

David Sylvester, Britain To-day, 1954, English

'O humano como medida de arte de Francis Bacon'

Author Unknown, Habitat, 1959, Portuguese, International

FRANCIS BACON

Fundación Juan March,Madrid, 1978, Spanish

Bacon - Freud: Expressions

Fondation Maeght,Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1995, French

Francis Bacon: Le sacré et le profane

Michael Peppiatt, Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol,Paris, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2004, French, English

Inside Francis Bacon

Martin Harrison, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, Thames & Hudson,London and New York, 2020, English

Francis Bacon: Shadows

Martin Harrison, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, Thames & Hudson,London and New York, 2021, English

Out of the Cage: The Art of Isabel Rawsthorne

Carol Jacobi, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2021, English

Humankind: Ruskin Spear; class, culture and art in 20th century Britain

Tanya Harrod, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2022, English

Richard Smith: Artworks 1954-2013

Chris Stephens, David Alan Mellor, Alex Massouras, Martin Harrison, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2022, English

La Biennale di Venezia 51, in 3 volumes: Always a Little Further; Participating Countries & Collateral Events; The Experience of Art

Edited VolumeParticipating Countries & Collateral Events
Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia Venezia, Marsilio Venezia, 2005, English

Francis Bacon

Gagosian Gallery,London, 2006, English