There’s a teensy issue with this exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits ... by Neil Libbert documents the artist on his 80th birthday. Standing in his studio’s doorway, he clutches a ...

The troublesome Francis was eventually whipped off to boarding school, London and international fame. But it all started in Dublin, where Bacon’s studio is recreated in the Hugh Lane gallery but ...

It was bought from a studio ... of Francis Bacon’s most famous artworks are inspired by old masters, such as Head VI that is based on the 'Portrait Of Pope Innocent X' by the Spanish artist ...