Francis Bacon’s work has always ... 19th century photos of human and animal movement, notably of men wrestling, had a more enduring impact. The resulting paintings are sometimes intensely ...

Francis Bacon (b. 1909). Painting, 1946. On view at the Museum of Modern Art in New York. (Estate of Francis Bacon; DACS; ARS) Warning: This graphic requires ...

Stevens and Swan view the violence of Bacon’s painting as a direct result of his childhood: “Some volatile sexual compound—father, groom, animal, discipline—gave Francis a physical jolt ...

“Francis Bacon: Human Presence” at London’s National Portrait Gallery is the institution’s first exhibition of the artist’s portraits. Featuring more than fifty key paintings from across ...

The robbers also took five paintings created by Francis Bacon, the Irish-born artist known for his distinctive, disturbing style. Last week, Spanish police announced the recovery of one of the ...

An unknown amateur artist's paintings are set to make his family £200,000 because abandoned work by Francis Bacon was found hidden on the back. The celebrated artist used the canvases to paint ...

Art collectors will have the chance to snag not one, but two exceptional pope paintings by Francis Bacon at the Post-War & Contemporary Art auction at Christie’s next month during Frieze Art ...

Francis Bacon’s work has always ... 19th century photos of human and animal movement, notably of men wrestling, had a more enduring impact. The resulting paintings are sometimes intensely ...

Francis Bacon’s work has always ... 19th century photos of human and animal movement, notably of men wrestling, had a more enduring impact. The resulting paintings are sometimes intensely ...