Abstract
This essay explores Francis Bacon’s engagement with portraiture, an artistic genre of rich and ancient tradition. Francis Bacon (1909-1992) painted a range of subjects memorialising those closest to him, from small head studies to large-scale triptychs. Collectively, these works question traditional definitions of the genre and blur the boundaries of realism, expressionism, figuration and abstraction.
Original language | English |
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Title of host publication | De visi mostruosi e caricature |
Subtitle of host publication | Da Leonardo da Vinci a Bacon |
Editors | Pietro Marini |
Place of Publication | Italy |
Chapter | 4 |
Pages | 199-205 |
Number of pages | 7 |
ISBN (Electronic) | 979-1254630846 |
Publication status | Published - 3 Feb 2023 |