HUMAN PRESENCE Francis Bacon irish cooking Set at Christmas

Set at Christmas

and distorted perspectives are classic hallmarks of Expressionism

With the designs carefully conceived to reflect a range of artists and art forms the selection also includes the work of Frida Kahlo

Why artists work in particular styles and depict certain subjects is explained

probably his most iconic image

HUMAN PRESENCE Francis Bacon irish cooking Set at ChristmasFeaturing works from the 1950s onwards, this book explores Francis Bacon's deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre. From his responses to portraiture by earlier artists, to large scale paintings memorialising lost lovers, works from private and public collections will showcase Bacon's life story. As well as the artist's self portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne and lovers Peter