Scroll up

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.

You can filter the entries by publication type, and sort them by author, year and title. You can find more information on the Francis Bacon Bibliography in our Notes for Users.

The online platform Library Hub Discover (access here) holds information about the location of publications in libraries across the UK and Ireland.

Notes for users

My reading list (0)

Add to List

Article/Journal

F. M., Domus, 1966, Italian

'Exhibitions in London'

Review/Exhibition

Joseph Rykwert, Domus, 1967, English

'Francis Bacon et la hantise de l'homme'

Article/Journal

Luce Hoctin, XXe Siècle, 1958, French

'Le theme des batraciens dans la peinture contemporaine'

Article/Journal

Yvon Taillandier, XXe Siècle, 1963, French

'Bacon le convulsif, ou l'angoisse sied aux héros'

Article/Journal

Lawrence Alloway, XXe Siècle, 1964, French

'Une nouvelle figuration en Europe et en Amérique'

Article/Journal

Giuseppe Marchiori, XXe Siècle, 1967, French

'Francis Bacon ou l'espace du 'naissant''

Article/Journal

Yvon Taillandier, XXe Siècle, 1972, French

'Francis Bacon: les chefs-d'œuvres reconnus'

Article/Journal

Gilbert Lascault, XXe Siècle, 1975, French

'Révolutions du portrait'

Article/Journal

Julien Clay, XXe Siècle, 1976, French

'Le XXe Salon de Mai'

Review/Exhibition

Sarane Alexandrian, L'Œil, 1964, French

'L'art contemporain britannique'

Article/Journal

Monelle Hayot, L'Œil, 1971, French

'Francis Bacon: l'art de l'impossible'

Article/Journal

Author Unknown, L'Œil, 1976, French

'Marseille: Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Author Unknown, L'Œil, 1976, French

'Paris. Francis Bacon: "La vie n'a pas de sens"'

Review/Exhibition

Author Unknown, L'Œil, 1977, French

'Londres: un nouveau Bacon à la Tate Gallery'

Review/Exhibition

Author Unknown, L'Œil, 1977, French

'Francis Bacon'

Article/Journal

Laure Meyer, L'Œil, 1985, French

'Paris: Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Philippe Piguet, L'Œil, 1987, French

'Bacon & Freud à la Fondation Maeght'

Review/Exhibition

Patrick-Gilles Persin, L'Œil, 1995, French

'Francis Bacon au Centre Pompidou'

Review/Exhibition

Patrick-Gilles Persin, L'Œil, 1996, French

'Peaux de peinture'

Article/Journal

Éric de Chassey, L'Œil, 2000, French

'Francis Bacon et la tradition, regards croisés'

Article/Journal

Guillaume Morel, L'Œil, 2004, French

'Francis Bacon, le divin, l'humain et l'animal'

Article/Journal

Philippe Piguet, L'Œil, 2004, French

'Francis Bacon, le dernier peintre'

Article/Journal

Claude Arnaud, L'Œil, 2004, French

'Francis Bacon, empire des sens'

Article/Journal

Colin Cyvoct, L'Œil, 2005, French

'Contemporary British Artists III: Man and his Surroundings'

Article/Journal

G. Sandilands, The Artist, 1959, English

'Images of Despair'

Article/Journal

Oliver Lange, The Artist, 1992, English

'El inalcanzable Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Enric Jardi, El Pais, 1977, Spanish

'Picasso y Bacon, en Madrid'

Review/Exhibition

Santiago Amon, El Pais, 1977, Spanish

'Le estructura coherente de Francis Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio Bonet Correa, El Pais, 1977, Spanish

'Francis Bacon inaugura hoy su exposición en Madrid'

Review/Exhibition

Author Unknown, El Pais, 1978, Spanish

'Tremendo y destructivo de Francis Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio Bonet Correa, El Pais, 1978, Spanish

'Francis Bacon, contra el mal y el bien: la obra del gran expresionista sigue expuesta en Madrid'

Review/Exhibition

Antonio Bonet Correa, El Pais, 1978, Spanish

'Francis Bacon: estoico, spinozista, proustiano?'

Article/Newspaper

Mercedes Allende Salázar, El Pais, 1982, Spanish

'Francis Bacon, la herida luminosa'

Article/Newspaper

Francisco Calvo Serraller, El Pais, 1985, Spanish

'Francis Bacon cumple 80 años'

Article/Newspaper

Ricardo de Rituerto, El Pais, 1989, Spanish

'El desgarro de Francis Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Albert Montagut, El Pais, 1989, Spanish

'Francis Bacon: la suntuosidad del horror'

Article/Newspaper

Mireia Sentis, El Pais, 1990, Spanish

'La tensión de Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Mireia Sentis, El Pais, 1990, Spanish

'Bacon: autoretrato de un genio'

Article/Newspaper

Juan Cruz, El Pais Semanal, 1991, Spanish

'Glosas en memorial de Francis Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio Saura, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'El grito indefinido'

Article/Newspaper

Anthony Burgess, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'Lágrimas en los 'pubs' de Londres'

Article/Newspaper

David Lister, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'Francis Bacon muere en Madrid a los 82 años'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio López, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'Glosas en memoria de Francis Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio Saura, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'El cadáver de Bacon será incinerado en Madrid y repatriado al Reino Unido'

Article/Newspaper

Joseba Elola, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'El arte de la pintura 'psíquica''

Article/Newspaper

Francisco Calvo Serraller, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'Minotauro en Madrid'

Article/Newspaper

Antonio Muñoz Molina, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'Marlborough se instala en Madrid con un homenaje a Francis Bacon: la exposición muestra la obra de la última década del pintor'

Review/Exhibition

Fernando Samaniego, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'La maleta de Bacon'

Article/Newspaper

Juan Cruz, El Pais, 1992, Spanish

'La obra final de Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

F. Calvo Serraller, El Pais, 1992, Spanish