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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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'About Being Human'

Margaret Richards, Tribune, 1967, English

'Ordeal by Bacon'

Author Unknown, Tablet, 1967, English

'Art'

David Thompson, Queen, 1967, English

'The Art of Francis Bacon'

Michael Peppiatt, Mundus Artium, 1968, English

'Spazio evocativo e nuova figurazione'

Giorgio Kaisserlian, Arte Illustrata, 1968, Italian

'Painters Overtaken by Fashion'

Andrew Causey, Illustrated London News, 1968, English

'Brilliant Francis Bacon Display in New York'

Henry J. Seldis, Los Angeles Times, 1968, English

'Gallery-hopping: Francis Bacon'

Author Unknown, Newsweek, 1968, English

'Pourquoi donc faire son portrait?'

Pierre Descargues, Connaissance des arts, 1969, French

'Van Gogh en Bacon'

R. M. Dippel, Museumjournaal, 1969, Dutch

'Bacon alla Iolas Galatea'

Lorenza Trucchi, Momento Sera, 1970, Italian

'L'uomo fisico di Bacon'

Lorenza Trucchi, L'Europa, 1970, Italian

'The Music of Gerard Schurmann'

Kenneth Loveland, Musical Times, 1970, English

'Town to Keep Bacon Painting'

Author Unknown, Batley News, 1970, English

'Batley Keeps its Bacon'

Author Unknown, Bradford Telegraph, 1970, English

'Sell it!'

Author Unknown, Batley News, 1970, English

'L'Expressionnisme'

Jean-Jacques Levèque, La Galerie des Arts, 1970, French

'Batley Hangs its Famous Bacon Out of Reach'

Author Unknown, Bradford Telegraph, 1970, English

'Good News from Berkeley'

T. Albright, Art Gallery, 1970, English

'Weird Wonder'

Author Unknown, MD, 1971, English

'Le peintre du mois: 'Francis Bacon''

Author Unknown, La Gazette des Hospitaux, 1971, French

'Bacon: interview de Francis Bacon avec David Sylvester'

David Sylvester, Le petit journal des grandes expositions, 1972, French

'Francis Bacon pose ses pièges'

Claude Bouyeure, Les Lettres Françaises, 1971, French

'Le peintre anglais Bacon'

Author Unknown, L'amateur d'art, 1971, French

'La vérité de l'homme'

Pierre Cabanne, Expositions, 1971, French

'L'homme insulté de Bacon'

Xavier Gauthier, La Galerie, 1971, French

'Bacon'

Jérôme Peignot, Opus International, 1971, French

'Un résistant'

Jean-Louis Ferrier, Psychologie, 1971, French

'Livres d'actualité'

Pierre Descargue, Les Lettres Françaises, 1971, French

'Un anglais à Paris: le peintre Francis Bacon'

Maryse Dufaux, Feuille d'Avis de Lausanne: Édition Nationale et Vaudoise, 1971, French

'Les artifices du délire: Francis Bacon au Grand Palais'

Maurice Rheims, Les Nouvelles Littéraires, 1971, French

'Bacon et Giacometti'

Jean-Jacques Levèque, Le Nouveau Journal, 1971, French

'Le fauteuil de l'inquisiteur'

André Fermigier, Le Nouvel Observateur, 1971, French

'Francis Bacon: figures en crise'

Georges Bourdaille, Les Lettres Françaises, 1971, French