Francis Bacon 

Francis Bacon, born October 28, 1909 in Dublin and died April 28, 1992 in Madrid, is an English painter.

Painter of violence, cruelty and tragedy, from which, according to him, "the smell of human blood does not leave his eyes", Francis Bacon's work is deployed in large triptychs depicting his life , His friends, his admiration for Diego Vélasqu...

Francis Bacon, born October 28, 1909 in Dublin and died April 28, 1992 in Madrid, is an English painter.

Painter of violence, cruelty and tragedy, from which, according to him, "the smell of human blood does not leave his eyes", Francis Bacon's work is deployed in large triptychs depicting his life , His friends, his admiration for Diego Vélasquez, Vincent van Gogh or Pablo Picasso, or tortured portraits, as folded in the texture of the canvas, his friends Michel Leiris, Mick Jagger, and so on.

Bacon has worked with most mediums (gouache, watercolor, pastel, oil ...) as well as most of the techniques of printmaking (etching, lithography ...).