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Bacon - Picasso: The Life of Images

Hardback

Main Details

Title Bacon - Picasso: The Life of Images
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Anne Baldassari
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 280,Width 220
Category/GenrePainting and paintings
ISBN/Barcode 9782080304865
ClassificationsDewey:759
Audience
General
Illustrations Illustrated in colour and black and white throughout

Publishing Details

Publisher Editions Flammarion
Imprint Flammarion
Publication Date 10 October 2005
Publication Country France

Description

Francis Bacon was so inspired by the Picasso exhibit in 1927 at the Paul Rosenberg gallery in Paris that he decided to dedicate himself to painting. From that point onward, he established and maintained a multifaceted relationship with Picasso's work. The visual, thematic, and philosophical aspects of the virtual dialogue that ensued between the two artists centered around what Bacon called "the brutality of fact" that linked his work to that of Picasso. Bacon-Picasso examines the work of the two artists through their common themes: the crucifixion, the kiss, the scream, and the studio portrait/self-portrait. The juxtaposition of paintings clearly demonstrates the ways in which Bacon appropriated Picasso's work into his own art. This volume draws from prestigious international collections including the Tate Gallery (London), Musee National Picasso and Musee National d'Art Moderne (Paris), Moderna Museet (Stockholm), and Fondation Beyeler (Basel). The Bacon-Picasso exhibition opens at the Musee National Picasso, Paris (March 1-May 30, 2005). This exhibition catalog is co-published with the Reunion des musees nationaux.

Author Biography

Anne Baldassari is the world's preeminent Picasso scholar and curator at the Musee National Picasso in Paris. She is the author of several works and exhibition catalogs, including Picasso and Photography (Flammarion, 1997), Picasso Working on Paper (Rizzoli, 2000), and the recent blockbuster Matisse-Picasso (MOMA/Tate Gallery, 2002).