Francis Bacon

The art of Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) epitomizes the angst at the heart of the modern human condition. His dramatic images of screaming figures and distorted anatomies seem to embody the darkness and despair that humanity felt in the wake of World War II. Yet they are also painted with a richly ges [...]
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The art of Francis Bacon (1909 - 1992) epitomizes the angst at the heart of the modern human condition. His dramatic images of screaming figures and distorted anatomies seem to embody the darkness and despair that humanity felt in the wake of World War II. Yet they are also painted with a richly gestural technique, alluding to such Old Masters as Titian, Velazquez and Rembrandt. Displaying repressed and raw emotion, his body of work contributes to the public perception of his personal life as a bohemian in London's infamous Soho set, which included Lucian Freud and John Deakin, whom he often used as subjects for his paintings.