Francis Bacon

Shadows

Martin Harrison, Christopher Bucklow, Amanda Harrison , Stefan Haus

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English

Thames & Hudson
03 September 2021

Art & Architecture; Individual artists, art monographs

Series: Francis Bacon Studies

Francis Bacon: Shadows continues in the revelatory mode established by Inside Francis Bacon. It comprises six essays on diverse topics, interpretative as well as factual, which cumulatively present an abundance of fresh ideas and information about Bacon. The fundamental aim of the series - to rethink Bacon's art from new perspectives - is impressively fulfilled by the eminent authors.

Martin Harrison opens the book with some hitherto unseen Bacon-related photographs and includes a tribute to the great Bacon scholar, David Boxer (1946-2017). Christopher Bucklow turns his attention to the contrast between Bacon's art and the art of our own times, setting Bacon in the context of Romantic Modernism's confidence in the unconscious as a source. Amanda Harrison's essay explores imagery in Bacon's paintings that relates to esoteric, mythological and alchemical themes, while Stefan Haus draws on the ideas of philosophers from Plato to Hegel to consider the impact of Bacon's art. Hugh Davies's unexpurgated 1973 Bacon Diaries are published here in their entirety for the first time, revealing a more complete view of Bacon as both man and artist. Sophie Pretorius examines Tate's Barry Joule Archive, a collection of working materials and drawings attributed to Bacon.

Finally, Martin Harrison explores Francis Bacon's Lost Paintings - works Bacon dubbed 'failures', but preserved by his Estate and published here for the very first time.

With 120 illustrations in colour

Contributions by: Christopher Bucklow, Amanda Harrison, Stefan Haus, Hugh Davies, OBE, QC
Edited by: Martin Harrison
Imprint: Thames & Hudson
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 260mm, Width: 200mm,
Weight: 1.000kg
ISBN: 9780500971154
ISBN 10: 0500971153
Series: Francis Bacon Studies
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 03 September 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Harrison is one of the foremost scholars of Francis Bacon, and the editor of Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonne. Christopher Bucklow is an artist, photographer and art historian. Stefan Haus is a Croatian writer and artist.

Reviews for Francis Bacon: Shadows

'Truly fascinating … As always, the diaries, first-hand sources and technical analyses prove the most engrossing parts of this valuable project' - Jackdaw Magazine