With more than 100 illustrations -- approximately 48 in full color -- this innovative series offers a fresh look at the most creative and influential artists of the postwar era. Modern Masters form a perfect reference set for home, school, or library. Each handsomely designed volume presents:
- A thorough survey of the artist's life and work
- Statements by the artist
- An illustrated chapter on technique
- Chronology
- Lists of exhibitions and public collections
- Annotated bibliography
- Index
With their searing colours and compelling images, the paintings of Francis Bacon are among the most powerful, and the most poignant, to be made in the twentieth century.
- A thorough survey of the artist's life and work
- Statements by the artist
- An illustrated chapter on technique
- Chronology
- Lists of exhibitions and public collections
- Annotated bibliography
- Index
With their searing colours and compelling images, the paintings of Francis Bacon are among the most powerful, and the most poignant, to be made in the twentieth century.