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Francis Bacon Bibliography

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

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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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'El biógrafo de Francis Bacon asegura que su último amante fue un banquero español'

Article/Newspaper

Lourdes Goméz, El Pais, 1993, Spanish

'Tiempos difíciles'

Article/Newspaper

Andrew Sinclair, El Pais, 1995, Spanish

'Las obras de Francis Bacon y Lucien [sic] Freud, confrontadas por primera vez en una muestra'

Review/Exhibition

Albornoz de Carrillo, El Pais, 1995, Spanish

'La pintura humanista de la Escuela de Londres se exhibe en La Pedrera: reúne obras de Bacon, Freud, Auerbach, Kossoff, Andrews y Kitaj'

Review/Exhibition

Catalina Serra, El Pais, 1996, Spanish

'Cuerpos viles'

Article/Newspaper

Ramón de España, El Pais, 1996, Spanish

'París exhibe la brutal carnalidad de Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Octavi Martí, El Pais, 1996, Spanish

'Un enigma sólido'

Article/Newspaper

Elena Ochoa, El Pais, 1996, Spanish

'Homenaje a Bacon'

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Michel Archimbaud, El Pais Semanal, 1996, Spanish

'Una muestra y un filme 'diseccionan' la obra y la biografía de Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Lourdes Gómez, El Pais, 1998, Spanish

'El estudio di Bacon'

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Lourdes Gómez, El Pais, 2001, Spanish

'Papas, gritos y crucifixiones'

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Vicente Jarque, El Pais, 2003, Spanish

'Bacon evidencia a través de 49 cuadros que la contradicción es la esencia del hombre'

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Ferran Bono, El Pais, 2003, Spanish

'Los clones de Innocent X'

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Ignacio Vidal-Folch, El Pais Semanal, 2003, Spanish

'L'art segons Francis Bacon'

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Joan F. Mira, El Pais, 2003, Spanish

'El último secreto de Bacon'

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Jésus Rodríguez, El Pais Semanal, 2006, Spanish

'Francis Bacon in St Ives'

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Ben Tufnell, Art of England, 2007, English

'Francis Bacon'

Article/Journal

Author Unknown, Art of England, 2008, English

'Francis Bacon: His Career in Totality'

Article/Journal

Ian McClurg-Welland, Art of England, 2008, English

'Francis Bacon: His Persona and Work'

Article/Journal

Pam Bates, Art of England, 2008, English

'Violence and Sensation'

Article/Journal

James Hyman, Art of England, 2008, English

'Francis Bacon: Dans le vif du sujet'

Article/Journal

Philippe Solliers, Beaux Arts Magazine, 1990, French

'Le Calvaire de Picasso'

Article/Journal

Thierry Chabanne, Beaux Arts Magazine, 1992, French

'Freud-Bacon: rencontre avec des hommes remarquables'

Review/Exhibition

Itzhak Goldberg, Beaux Arts Magazine, 1995, French

'Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Author Unknown, Beaux Arts Magazine, , French

'Francis Bacon: les toiles posthumes'

Article/Journal

Anne Kermer, Beaux Arts Magazine, 2000, French

'Francis Bacon: l'atelier du chaos'

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Jean-Michel Charbonnier, Beaux Arts Magazine, 2001, French

'Francis Bacon, retour aux sources'

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Itzhak Goldberg, Beaux Arts Magazine, 2004, French

'Bacon's Instinct'

David Plante, The New Yorker, 1993, English

'Malicious Eye'

Anthony Lane, The New Yorker, 1997, English

'Francis Bacon: 8000 Parisiens en un jour pour le peintre le plus cher du monde'

Review/Exhibition

Sabine de la Bosse, Paris Match, 1977, French

'Bacon: l'enchanteur écorché'

Patricia de Beauvais, Paris Match, 1984, French

'Le mystère Bacon'

Charles Matton, Paris Match, 1987, French

'Bacon: Shades of Madness'

Peter Beard, Paris Match, 1989, English

'La vie dissolue de Francis Bacon'

Pepita Dupont, Paris Match, 1994, French

'Francis Bacon, sa pièce maîtresse, son atelier'

Pepita Dupont, Paris Match, 2001, French

'Francis Bacon'

Article/Journal

Harry Zellweger, Kunstforum International, 1985, German

'Duell mit van Gogh'

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Monika Wagner, Kunstforum International, 1991, German

'Francis Bacon: das Echo des Schreis'

Review/Exhibition

Amine Haase, Kunstforum International, 1992, German

'Das Stückchen Etwas zwischen Nichts und Nichts - Francis Bacon'

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Amine Haase, Kunstforum International, 1997, German

'Ich ist etwas Anderes'

Review/Exhibition

Heinz-Norbert Jocks, Kunstforum International, 2000, German

'Francis Bacon und die Bildtradition'

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Rainer Metzger, Kunstforum International, 2004, German

'Francis Bacon'

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Rainer Unruh, Kunstforum International, 2006, German

'Das Schöne und das Monströse'

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Amine Haase, Kunstforum International, 2006, German

Article/Journal

Martin Seidel, Kunstforum International, 2009, German

'A Positive Assessment'

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Andrew Lambirth, Art Book, 1997, English

'New Thoughts on Bacon'

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Andrew Lambirth, Art Book, 2001, English

'Revolutionary Conservative'

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Andrew Lambirth, Art Book, 2007, English

'Francis Bacon prend sa place parmi les grands'

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R. C., Le Figaro, 1971, French

'Une œuvre 'hors courants' qui trouve sa source dans l'Expressionnisme'

Article/Newspaper

Sabine Marchand, Le Figaro, 1971, French

'Au Grand-Palais: à la découverte de Francis Bacon'

Review/Exhibition

Sabine Marchand, Le Figaro, 1971, French