David Sylvester

Gebundenes Buch

Looking Back at Francis Bacon

Beschreibung

Controversial in both life and art, Francis Bacon was one of the most important painters of the 20th century. Written by his friend and collaborator, eminent art writer and curator David Sylvester, this book reflects on his life and career.

Autor

David Sylvester CBE (1924-2001) was a prominent writer, art critic and curator, and a leading authority on René Magritte, Henry Moore and, in particular, Francis Bacon. He first wrote about Bacon's work in the late 1940s, and the pair soon became close friends. Over the next forty years, he was Bacon's Boswell, interpreter, confidant, occasional model and briefly agent. He curated or co-curated numerous major exhibitions at museums around the world, including one-man shows of Picasso, Miró, Magritte, Moore, Giacometti and Bacon. His published books include Interviews with Francis Bacon and the five-volume Magritte catalogue raisonné.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Thames & Hudson Ltd
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Erscheinungstermin: September 2000
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 277mm x 224mm x 28mm
• Gewicht: 1528g
• ISBN-13: 9780500019948
• ISBN-10: 0500019940
• Artikelnr.: 22235654

Rezensionen

'Highly enjoyable, and sealed with insider authority ... a primary document of Baconology ... Sylvester brings out what was lovable in his great friend' - Julian Bell, London Review of Books