Francis Bacon (artist)
Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Irish-born British painter. He was famous for his disturbing paintings of crucifixions, popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends. He was one of the most recognized British painters of the 20th century.
| Francis Bacon | |
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| Francis Bacon by Reginald Gray | |
| Born | 28 October 1909 Dublin, Ireland |
| Died | 28 April 1992 (aged 82–83) Madrid, Spain |
| Nationality | Irish-British |
| Field | Painting |
| Works | Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion |
Francis Bacon (artist) Media
- Francis Bacon's birthplace at 63 Baggot Street Dublin.jpg
Francis Bacon's birthplace at 63 Baggot Street, Dublin
- Eisenstein Potemkin 2.jpg
Still from Sergei Eisenstein's 1925 silent film Battleship Potemkin
- Ricostruzione delle studio di francis bacon di 7 reece mews, londra, usato dal 1961 al 1992, 01.jpg
The site of Bacon's relocated studio, Dublin