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Francis Bacon, True to Life

Francis Bacon, True to Life

Steven Gambardella
Oct 21, 2024
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Francis Bacon, Three Studies of Muriel Belcher (1966) (Detail). (Fair dealing / Fair use: small/cropped illustration for purpose of criticism. Please contact me if you require me to take this down).

Francis Bacon’s portraits float like skeins of light on disturbed water, a glimpse that’s never wholly seen. The painter is a searcher, uninterested in conve…

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