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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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'Paintings of Apes and Madmen at Durlacher Brothers'

James Fitzsimmons, Arts & Architecture, 1954, English

'Francis Bacon'

David Sylvester, Britain To-day, 1954, English

'O humano como medida de arte de Francis Bacon'

Author Unknown, Habitat, 1959, Portuguese, International

FRANCIS BACON

Fundación Juan March,Madrid, 1978, Spanish

Bacon - Freud: Expressions

Fondation Maeght,Saint-Paul-de-Vence, 1995, French

Francis Bacon: Le sacré et le profane

Michael Peppiatt, Fondation Dina Vierny-Musée Maillol,Paris, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2004, French, English

Inside Francis Bacon

Martin Harrison, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, Thames & Hudson,London and New York, 2020, English

Francis Bacon: Shadows

Martin Harrison, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, Thames & Hudson,London and New York, 2021, English

Out of the Cage: The Art of Isabel Rawsthorne

Carol Jacobi, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2021, English

Humankind: Ruskin Spear; class, culture and art in 20th century Britain

Tanya Harrod, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2022, English

Richard Smith: Artworks 1954-2013

Chris Stephens, David Alan Mellor, Alex Massouras, Martin Harrison, Thames & Hudson,London, The Estate of Francis Bacon,London, 2022, English

La Biennale di Venezia 51, in 3 volumes: Always a Little Further; Participating Countries & Collateral Events; The Experience of Art

Edited VolumeParticipating Countries & Collateral Events
Fondazione La Biennale di Venezia Venezia, Marsilio Venezia, 2005, English

Francis Bacon

Gagosian Gallery London, 2006, English

BRITISH PAINTERS PAST AND PRESENT

The Lefevre Gallery ,London, 1946, English

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING 1925-1950

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,Philadelphia, 1950, English

Twenty-One Modern British Painters

The British Council,London, Vancouver Art Gallery,Vancouver, 1951, English

Ten Decades of British Taste 1851-1951

Institute of Contemporary Arts,London, Arts Council of Great Britain,London, 1951, English

British Painting 1925-1950: First Anthology

Arts Council of Great Britain,London, Manchester City Art Gallery,Manchester, 1951, English

recent trends in realist painting

Institute of Contemporary Arts,London, 1952, English

FRANCIS BACON

Durlacher Brothers,New York, 1953, English

A Selection from the Arts Council Collection

Arts Council Collection, Southbank,London, 1955, English

Francis Bacon

Institute of Contemporary Arts,London, 1955, English

Contemporary British Painting

Society of the Four Arts,Palm Beach, Florida, 1956, English

SUMMER EXHIBITION 1956

Courtauld Institute of Art London, 1956, English

FRANCIS BACON

Galerie Rive Droite,Paris, 1957, French

Francis Bacon

Hanover Gallery,London, 1957, English

Francis Bacon

Galleria dell'Ariete,Milan, 1958, Italian

bacon

Hanover Gallery,London, 1959, English

FRANCIS BACON: 12 PAINTINGS 1947-1958

Richard L. Feigen & Company Inc Chicago, 1959, English

FRANCIS BACON - HYMAN BLOOM

Art Galleries of the University of California at Los Angeles,Los Angeles, 1960, English

SEVENTY YEARS OF BRITISH PAINTING

Britain-China Friendship Association,London, 1960, English

FRANCIS BACON

Nottingham University, Department of Fine Art Nottingham, 1961, English