Francis Bacon Quotes

1909–1992 Ireland

Francis Bacon (28 October 1909 – 28 April 1992) was an Anglo-Irish figurative painter, a collateral descendant of the Elizabethan philosopher Francis Bacon. His artwork is known for its bold, austere, and often grotesque or nightmarish imagery.

Ireland
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Also known as: Francis Bacon (painter), Francis Bacon(painter)

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The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.

as a remark in The Sunday Telegraph (1964)

I feel ever so strongly that an artist must be nourished by his passions and his despairs. These things alter an artist whether for the good or the better or the worse. It must alter him.

The Artist Observed: 28 interviews with contemporary artists (1991)

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