Synopses & Reviews
During his fifty-odd years as a painter Francis Bacon has fearlessly tackled the unruly imagery of life, remaining defiantly committed to giving "this purposeless existence a meaning." His insistence on depicting the mysteries of human experience has been rare in an age dominated by abstraction. Now, with the international resurgence of figurative imagery, the pivotal importance of his work has become more obvious than ever before. With their searing colors and compelling images, Bacon's paintings are among the most powerful, and the most poignant, to be made in this century.