Francis Bacon
Irish-British painter
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted... Wikipedia
Born: October 28, 1909, Dublin, Ireland
Died: April 28, 1992 (age 82 years), Madrid, Spain
Periods: Expressionism, Surrealism, and Cubism
Grandparent: Capt. Edward Bacon
Great-grandparents: Lady Charlotte Bacon and Anthony Bacon
Influenced: Lita Cabellut, Luis Caballero, Stephen Conroy, and more
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