{"product_id":"francis-bacon-human-presence-9781855145498","title":"Francis Bacon: Human Presence","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e'This whirligig of horrors is the best Bacon show I've ever seen'\u003c\/em\u003e - Jonathan Jones, \u003cem\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFeaturing works from the 1950s onwards, this book explores Francis Bacon's deep connection to portraiture and how he challenged traditional definitions of the genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFrom his responses to portraiture by earlier artists to large-scale paintings memorialising lost lovers, works from private and public collections will showcase Bacon's life story. As well as the artist's self-portraits, sitters include Lucian Freud, Isabel Rawsthorne, and lovers Peter Lacy and George Dyer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThe first publication in over 20 years dedicated to the portraits of Francis Bacon, \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon: Human Presence\u003c\/em\u003e accompanies the exhibition of the same name opening at the National Portrait Gallery, London, in October 2024. From his renowned triptychs and paintings of ghostly figures to tender and psychologically revealing individual portraits, the figurative works displayed in this publication chart the development of a groundbreaking artist, highlighting the influence of his peers and other artists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eEdited and with introductory texts by National Portrait Gallery curator, Rosie Broadley, \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon: Human Presence\u003c\/em\u003e also features biographies and photographs of Bacon and his circle, bringing lesser-told stories to the fore. A series of short essays from a range of contemporary thinkers and experts on Bacon explore the individuality of the artist through different lenses, providing fresh perspectives on the artist, his portraits, and his world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Thames and Hudson (Australia) Pty Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47362586968300,"sku":"9781855145498","price":90.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/13925063482848.jpg?v=1772894876","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/francis-bacon-human-presence-9781855145498","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}