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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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'FRANCIS BACON AND HILLY'

W. Matvyn Wright, Art News and Review,London, 1950, English

'WORK IN PROGRESS'

Michael Middleton, Art News and Review,London, 1951, English

'POINTS OF VIEW: BACON AND BALTHUS'

Art News and Review,London, 1952, English

'Hanover Gallery'

David Waring, Art News and Review,London, 1952, English

'Two Worlds'

Pierre Rouve, Art News and Review,London, 1953, English

'MAN AT THE CENTRE'

Keith Sutton, Art News and Review,London, 1959, English

'Dr. No's Bacon'

Lawrence Alloway, Art News and Review,London, 1960, English

[Untitled]

David Sylvester, Art News and Review,London, 1960, English

'Portland brings the (Francis) Bacon'

Philip Kennicott, The Washington Post,Washington, 2013, English

'salerooms'

G. S. Whittet, Art and Artists,London, 1971, English

'Interviews with Francis Bacon'

Konstantin Bazarov, Art and Artists,London, 1975, English

'In the Eye of the Beholder'

Art and Artists,London, 1985, English

'Cologne'

John Anthony Thwaites, Art and Artists,London, 1972, English

'Colourful portrait of a talented old devil'

Peter Grosvenor, Daily Express,London, 1993, English

'Go East for Sainsbury's best Bacon'

Lesley Garner, Daily Express,London, 1996, English

'Sample an enticing slice of Bacon'

Compton Miller, Daily Express,London, 1993, English

'Photographs tell a moving story'

W. T. Oliver, Yorkshire Post,, 1973, English

'Corruption of human image'

Richard Seddon, Yorkshire Post,, 1977, English

'FRANCIS BACON'

John Rothenstein, Vogue,London, 1964, English

'Art'

William Feaver, Vogue,London, 1985, English

'Slice through life'

Tony Phillips, Yorkshire Post,, 1990, English

'Artist at the abyss of pain'

Mary Sara, Alison Cameron, Yorkshire Post,, 1992, English

'Portrait of a pained artist'

Tom Lubbock, Yorkshire Post,, 2000, English

'Bacon with relish'

Michael Hickling, Yorkshire Post,, 2001, English

'The Private Obsessions of Francis Bacon'

John M. Nash, Yorkshire Post,, 1962, English

'NEW PICTURES'

Roger Marvell, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1946, English

'FRANCIS BACON'

Patrick Heron, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1949, English

'FRANCIS BACON'

John Berger, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1952, English

'ROUND THE GALLERIES'

John Berger, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1954, English

'Lust for Death'

John Golding, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1957, English

'What Art Can Encompass'

Andrew Forge, New Statesman London, 1963, English

'BLAKE AND BACON'

Douglas Cooper, New Statesman London, 1964, English

'Lost Attributes'

Robert Melville, New Statesman London, 1966, English

'London Diary'

Paul Johnson, New Statesman London, 1966, English

'Bacon's Paintings'

J. Kervyn de Meerendre, P. R. J. Stanton, New Statesman London, 1966, English

'Bacon on the brain'

Martin Skov, The Art Newspaper,London, 2020, English

'Garrulous Extraverts'

Robert Melville, New Statesman London, 1965, English

'Corkscrew Twist'

Robert Melville, New Statesman London, 1967, English

'Unexportable'

Robert Melville, New Statesman London, 1968, English

'Bacon Agonistes'

Robert Melville, New Statesman London, 1971, English