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Recently licensed: This is Bacon

Artimage has licensed a range of Francis Bacon’s figurative paintings for 'This is Bacon', a new illustrated book by Kitty Hauser exploring the life and work of this giant of mid-twentieth century art.

Recently licensed: This is Bacon


Bacon’s illustrated life

Francis Bacon’s emotionally raw paintings of knotted human figures are known the world over, and have inspired generations of artists.

This is Bacon offers a creatively engaging insight into his life and work, pairing specially commissioned illustrations by Christina Christoforou with some of Bacon’s most important paintings.

It features 19 artworks, a number of which we licensed on behalf of Francis Bacon’s Estate. These include Crucifixion, 1933, Bacon’s first work to attract the attention of the public eye, and Portrait of John Edwards, 1988, featuring the London pub manager whom he regarded as his “only true friend”.

The illustrations portray key events in Bacon’s life, from meetings with friends and associates in the drinking holes of post-war Soho, to his time spent in Berlin and Paris.

This is Bacon is published by Laurence King and will be available from 20 October 2014.

Find out more about the series

This Is Bacon is the latest instalment in a major new series of illustrated art books by Laurence King. Each volume focuses on a different artist who had a profound impact on the artistic landscape.

As well as licensing images for This is Bacon via Artimage, DACS also oversaw the copyright licensing for the series, including for books on Jackson Pollock, Andy Warhol and Salvador Dalí.

Julia Ruxton, Picture Manager at Laurence King, said: “I worked with Pete Woronkowicz at DACS on the whole This is series, and I can honestly say that it would not have happened without his help.”

Related images and collections

Crucifixion, 1933:

Portrait of John Edwards, 1988:



From Muybridge "The Human Figure in Motion: Woman Emptying a Bowl of Water/Paralytic Child Walking on all Fours", 1965:



Painting, 1978:


Painting 1978 Francis Bacon Copyright The Estate Of Francis Bacon
From Muybridge The Human Figure In Motiony Francis Bacon Copyright Francis Bacon Estate 550
Portrait Of John Edwards 1988 Francis Bacon Copyright The Estate Of Francis Bacon
Crucifixion 1933 Francis Bacon Copyright The Estate Of Francis Bacon

Man in Blue I, 1954:

Man In Blue I 1954 Francis Bacon Copyright The Estate Of Francis Bacon

 

Lead image: Front cover of This is Bacon, with portrait of Francis Bacon by Christina Christoforou. Image courtesy of Laurence King.