Francis Bacon: Portraits and Heads

by Martin Hammer

Francis Bacon was a British artist of the twentieth century. Throughout his career, the human figure was the dominant subject in his work: his paintings of men and women are portraits of complex psychological states. In two essays, this book examines forty of some of his works: his small-format portraits.

Genres: Art

96 pages, Paperback

First published July 27, 2006

About the author

Martin Hammer is Professor of History & Philosophy of Art within the Department of History & Philosophy of Art at the University of Kent, England.

Reviews

[Steven · Rating 5 out of 5]

From the exhibition at the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art, Edinburgh in 2005. 54 plates, many of them triptychs encompassing Bacon's career and showing the full range and evolution of his portraiture style. Good introductory essays teasing out influences and techniques behind Bacon's desire to capture the "pulsations of a person."