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Francis Bacon Bibliography

Perry Ogden, Francis Bacon's 7 Reece Mews studio, London, 1998.

© The Estate of Francis Bacon. All rights reserved. DACS 2018.

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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'Bacon's contempt'

Review/Exhibition

Edward Lucie-Smith, Evening Standard,London, 1978, English

'Bacon painted'

Article/Newspaper

New Standard,London, 1981, English

'A painter to join the gods'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, London Standard,London, 1985, English

'A vision of hell'

Article/Newspaper

Roger Payne, London Standard,London, 1985, English

'This magic is a mystery'

Article/Newspaper

Susie Whitcombe, London Standard,London, 1985, English

Article/Newspaper

Tim Woolf, London Standard,London, 1985, English

'Bacon among the masters'

Article/Newspaper

Anne Ridyard, London Standard,London, 1985, English

'Portrait of the artist...'

Review/Publication

Lucy Hughes-Hallett, London Standard,London, 1985, English

'Bacon gives his £3m Triptych to the Tate'

Article/Newspaper

Robin Stringer, Evening Standard,London, 1991, English

'Will Sinclair take home his Bacon?'

Review/Publication

Evening Standard,London, 1993, English

'The last great survivor of the Soho Bohemians'

Review/Publication

Rory Knight Bruce, Evening Standard,London, 1994, English

'Lord Gowrie refuses to save Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Evening Standard,London, 1996, English

'Which was first, the camera or the art?'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 1996, English

'Papal bull's eye: £5m hope for Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Charlotte Higgins, The Guardian, 2006, English

'Horrible!'

Review/Exhibition

Robert Hughes, The Guardian, 2008, English

'Pitting Francis Bacon against Henry Moore is a cruel, one-sided brawl'

Review/Exhibition

Jonathan Jones, The Guardian, 2013, English

'Francis Bacon painting of burglar who broke into his house sells for £42m'

Article/Newspaper

Conal Urquhart, The Guardian, 2014, English

'Revealed: Secret technique behind Bacon masterpieces'

Article/Newspaper

Robin Stringer, Evening Standard,London, 1996, English

'Sizzling saga of Bacon and a hot potato'

Review/Publication

Clancy Gebler Davies, Evening Standard,London, 1997, English

'Alas, this Bacon is somewhat underdone'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 1998, English

'Beefcake but no Bacon'

Review/Publication

Alexander Walker, Evening Standard,London, 1998, English

'Francis Bacon's multi-million pound works head for the US'

Article/Newspaper

Dominic Connolly, Evening Standard,London, 1998, English

'Putting flesh on Bacon'

Review/Publication

Tom Lubbock, Evening Standard,London, 2000, English

'How Bacon became a cottage industry'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 2001, English

'Bacon estate sues London gallery in '£30m claim'

Article/Newspaper

Patrick Sawer, Evening Standard,London, 2001, English

'The artist, his muse and his muse's lover'

Article/Newspaper

Jonathan Cooper, Evening Standard,London, 2003, English

'A messy end'

Article/Newspaper

Andrew Renton, Evening Standard,London, 2003, English

'£2m sale of art from Bacon aide'

Article/Newspaper

Luke Leitch, Evening Standard,London, 2005, English

'Miss B's secret shrine to an unrequited love'

Article/Newspaper

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 2006, English

'Would you pay £6m to bring home this slice of Bacon?'

Article/Newspaper

John Vincent, Evening Standard,London, 2006, English

'So where are Bacon's 'missing millions'?'

Article/Newspaper

Emine Saner, Evening Standard,London, 2004, English

'Bacon's addict painting sets £7.9m record'

Article/Newspaper

Tom Teodorczuk, Evening Standard,London, 2006, English

'Bacon's brooding Pope set to smash auction records'

Article/Newspaper

Tom Teodorczuk, Evening Standard,London, 2007, English

'Bacon's £9m 'rent cheque' for sale'

Article/Newspaper

Louise Jury, Evening Standard,London, 2007, English

'Art brings home the Bacon in £38 million auction'

Article/Newspaper

Godfrey Barker, Evening Standard,London, 2007, English

'£25m estimate for Bacon's tribute to suicide lover'

Article/Newspaper

Louise Jury, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'Riddle of Bacon's artistic legacy to his lover'

Article/Newspaper

Keith Dovkants, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'Bacon hailed the new Picasso as triptych sets £43m record'

Article/Newspaper

Tom Teodorczuk, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'The Francis Bacon I knew'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'Take a trip to see the £43m Bacon triptych'

Review/Exhibition

Louise Jury, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'Drink has done for the bar where I met Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Will Self, Evening Standard,London, 2008, English

'The violence behind Bacon's best works'

Article/Newspaper

Ross Lydall, Evening Standard,London, 2009, English

'Van Gogh tribute must be returned to Bacon's estate'

Article/Newspaper

Terry Kirby, Evening Standard,London, 2010, English

'BACON BITS'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 2010, English

'Francis Bacon at the height of his powers'

Review/Exhibition

Ian Dunlop, Evening Standard,London, 1967, English

'Life as art'

Article/Newspaper

Evening Standard,London, 1992, English

'Real horror of Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Eira Griffiths, Evening Standard,London, 1992, English

'This is the way Bacon sliced it'

Review/Exhibition

Brian Sewell, Evening Standard,London, 1999, English

'Bacon and bad eggs'

Article/Newspaper

Rob Rawlings, Evening Standard,London, 1992, English

'Youthful grin of a dark soul'

Review/Publication

Patrick Skene Catling, Evening Standard,London, 1993, English