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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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'Legacy of a bohemian'

Rebecca Fowler, The Sunday Times, 1993, English

'Bacon and edge'

Richard Cork, The Sunday Times Magazine, 2008, English

'A whiff of Bacon'

Philip French, The Observer, 1998, English

'Scrambled heads and Bacon'

William Feaver, The Observer, 1996, English

'A film to intrigue Francis Bacon'

Daniel Farson, The Observer, 1996, English

'Bringing home the Bacon'

Julian Barnes, The Observer, 1985, English

'Magnificent Mr Bacon'

Nigel Gosling, The Observer, 1971, English

'Heroic pessimism on a bicycle'

Nigel Gosling, The Observer, 1967, English

'Exporting the Bacon'

Pearson Phillips, The Observer, 1975, English

'Bringing home Bacon'

Miriam Gross, The Observer, 1980, English

'Brush with an artist'

Don Henderson, The Observer, 1992, English

'My brushes with Bacon'

David Sylvester, Observer Magazine, 2000, English

'Hung, drawn and martyred'

William Feaver, The Observer, 1998, English

'Pounded by psychic energy'

Clive James, The Observer, 1975, English

'Humane interiors'

Brian Morton, The Times Higher Education Supplement, 1985, English

'Francis Bacon'

The Observer, 1962, English

'Report from the underworld'

Nigel Gosling, The Observer, 1962, English

'Vision and nightmare'

Nigel Gosling, The Observer, 1963, English

'Another look at Francis Bacon'

Lawrence Gowing, The Observer, 1963, English

'From the sinister to the sweet'

David Thompson, The Observer, 1965, English

'Francis Bacon'

Denys Sutton, Financial Times, 1957, English

'The Epstein collection'

Denys Sutton, Financial Times, 1960, English

'Growth and Decay'

Paul Grinke, Financial Times, 1965, English

'Decade 40s'

Marina Vaizey, Financial Times, 1972, English

'Sweeney Agonistes/Tate Gallery'

Michael Coveney, Financial Times, 1985, English

'Distorted body of work'

William Packer, Financial Times: Weekend, 1998, English

'Nudes defy the test of time'

Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times: Weekend, 2000, English

'Birth of the genius that is Bacon'

Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times, 2006, English

'Close encounter'

Rachel Spence, Financial Times: Weekend, 2009, English

'The archaeology of an artist'

Robin Blake, Financial Times: Weekend, 2010, English

'The art of conversation'

Catherine Lampert, Financial Times: Weekend, 2011, English

'Art's revenge on commerce'

Peter Aspden, Financial Times: Weekend, 2012, English

'The figurative, reconfigured'

Jackie Wullschlager, Financial Times: Weekend, 2013, English

'Memories of Francis Bacon'

Jeffrey Bernard, The Independent on Sunday, 1992, English

'So much for Bacon the man: what of the work?'

Tom Lubbock, The Independent on Sunday, 1992, English

'Past master or just past it?'

Tom Lubbock, The Independent, 2005, English

'Demon lover'

Philip Hoare, The Independent on Sunday, 2005, English

'It's all right to be unmoved by art'

Thomas Sutcliffe, The Independent, 2005, English

'Valerie forever'

Charles Darwent, The Independent on Sunday, 2006, English

'It's Bacon, with the hat-trick!'

Charles Darwent, The Independent on Sunday, 2006, English

'Inside the mind of Francis Bacon'

Arifa Akbar, The Independent, 2007, English