Interviews with Francis Bacon harry clarke book An unexpected turn: an abstract

An unexpected turn: an abstract painter becomes figurative

From the beginning of this sea change in artistic ambitions

Barbara Dawson

Learn to distinguish Impressionism from Post-Impressionism

Interviews with Francis Bacon harry clarke book An unexpected turn: an abstractThe extraordinarily revealing interviews with Francis Bacon conducted over a period of 25 years by the distinguished art critic David Sylvester amount to a unique statement by Bacon on his art and on art in general. In the book, a classic of its kind, Bacon considers the problems of realism and sheds new light on aspects of his life. With a rare and brilliant use of language, Bacon talks about his aims as a painter and ways in which he works,