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Francis Bacon
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British
, 1909–1992)
Francis Bacon
L'homme au lavabo,
1978
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Biography
Timeline
Exhibitions
Literature
Timeline
1909
Born in Dublin, Ireland on October 28
1929
Began oil painting
1932
Turned to a type of Surrealism
1992
Died in Madrid, Spain on April 28
Exhibitions
2009 - 2010
Dublin, Dublin City Gallery, The Hugh Lane, "Francis Bacon: A Terrible Beauty" (solo)
2008 - 2009
London, Tate Britain,"Francis Bacon," Traveling Exhibition (solo)
2008
Kontellationem III, Stadel Museum, Frankfurt/Main
Modern Prints - Klassische Moderne bis Pop Art, Galerie Proarata, Zurich
2006 - 2007
"Francis Bacon - The Violence of the Real" K20 Kunstsammlung Nordhein Westfalen, Düsseldorf, Germany
2006
"Bienal del Aire," Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Caracas Sofía Imber (MACCSI), Caracas
"Summer Exhibition," Marlborough Fine Art (London) Ltd, London, UK
"Mirada múltiple," Museo de Bellas Artes de Bilbao, Bilbao
"Francis Bacon," Gagosian Gallery, London, UK
"Francis Bacon: Studying Form" Faggionato Fine Art, London, UK
"Summer Exhibition 2005," Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam
"De Picasso a Basquiat," Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris
2005
"Francis Bacon: Die Portraits," Hamburger Kunsthalle, Hamburg
"Celebración del arte: Medio siglo de la Fundación Juan March," Fundación Juan March, Madrid
2004
"What´s modern?" Gagosian Gallery, New York, NY
"Hidden Histories," The New Art Gallery Walsall, Walsall, West Midlands, UK
"Modern Means: Continuity and Change in Art from 1880 to the Present," Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
"Francis Bacon: Le Sacré et le Profane," Musée Maillol, Fondation Dina Vierny, Paris
Oporto, Museu de Arte Contemporanea, Museu Serralves
2003
Vienna, Kunsthistoriches Museum. This exhibition is travelled to: Basle, Fondation Beyeler
Valencia, Institut Valencia d’Art Modern
New York, Marlborough Gallery
Arles, Fondation Vincent Van Gogh-Arles
2002
"Francis Bacon: Last Paintings" Faggionato Fine Art, London, UK
New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery
2001
Holland, Gemeentemuseum Den Haag
Dublin, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
2000
Dublin, Hugh Lane Municipal Gallery of Modern Art
1999
San Diego, Museum of Contemporary Art
New Haven, The Yale Centre for British art. This Exhibition later travelled to: Minneapolis, The Minneapolis Institute of Arts; San Francisco, Museum of Modern Art; Fort Worth, Museum of Modern Art
London, Tate Gallery, (Works on Paper)
London, Faggionato Fine Arts
Paris, Galerie Lelong
New York, Tony Shafrazi Gallery
1998
Denmark, Humlebaek, Louisiana Museum
London, Hayward Gallery
1996
Paris, Centre G Pompidou, MNAM. This exhibition later travelled to: Munich, Haus der Kunst
1993
New York, Marlborough Gallery
Lugano, Museo d’Arte Moderna
Venice, Museo Correr, XLV Biennale di Venezia
London, Marlborough Fine Art
1992
Madrid, Galeria Marlborough
Liverpool, Tate Gallery
1990
New York, Marlborough Fine Art
London, Marlborough Fine Art
Washington, Hirshhorn Museum. This exhibition later travelled to: Los Angeles, County Museum; New York, MOMA
1989
Paris, Galerie Lelong
Tokyo, Marlborough Fine Art
1988
Moscow, New Tretyakov, Central House of Artists
1987
New York, Marlborough Gallery
Basle, Galerie Beyeler
Paris, Galerie Lelong
1985
London, Marlborough Fine Art
London, Tate Gallery. This exhibition later travelled to: Stuttgart, Staatsgalerie; Berlin, Nationalgalerie
1984
Paris, Galerie Maeght- Lelong
New York, Marlborough Gallery
London, Thomas Gibson Gallery
1983
London, Marlborough Fine Art
Tokyo, National Museum of Modern Art. This exhibition later travelled to: Kyoto, National Museum of Modern Art; Nagoya, Aichi Prefectural Art Gallery
New York, Marlborough Gallery
1980
Mannheim, Stadtische Kunsthalle
1978
Madrid, Fundacion Juan March. This exhibition later travelled to: Barcelona, Fundacio Joan Miro
1977
Paris, Galerie Claude Bernard
Mexico, Museo de Arte Moderno. This exhibition later travelled to: Caracas, Museo de Arte Contemporaneo
1976
Marseilles, Musee Cantini
1975
New York, Metropolitan Museum of Art
Zurich, Marlborough Galerie
1972
Milan, Galleria del Milione
1971
Paris, Galeries Nationales du Grand Palais. This exhibition later travelled to: Dusseldorf, Stadische Kunsthalle
1970
Turin, Galleria Galatea
1968
New York, Marlborough Gerson Gallery
Paris, Galerie Maeght. This exhibition later travelled to: Rome, Marlborough Galleria d’arte; London, Marlborough Fine Art; Siegen, Oberes Schloss
1966
Milan, Galleria Toninelli Arte Moderna
1965
Hamburg, Hamburger Kunstverein. This exhibition later travelled to: Stockholm, Moderna Museet; Dublin, Municipal Gallery of Modern Art; London, Marlborough Fine Art
1964
Houston, Contemporary Arts Association
1963
London, Marlborough Fine Art
New York, Granville Gallery
New York, Solomon R Guggenheim Museum. This exhibition later travelled to: Chicago, The Art Institute
1962
London, The Tate Gallery. This exhibition later travelled to: Mannheim, Kunsthalle; Turin, Galleria Civica d’Arte Moderna; Zurich, Kunsthaus; Amsterdam, Stedelijk Musuem
Milan, Galleria Galatea
1961
Nottingham, Nottingham University
1960
London, Marlborough Fine Art
Chicago, Richard L.Feigen Gallery
1959
London, Hanover Gallery
1958
Trin, Galleria Galatea. This exhibition later travelled to: Milan, Galleria dell’Ariete; Rome, Galleria l’Obelisco
1957
Paris, Galerie Rive Droite
London, Beaux-Arts Gallery
1955
London, ICA
1954
London, Hanover Gallery
1953
New York, Durlacher Brothers
London, Beaux-Arts Gallery
1952
London, Hanover Gallery
1951
London, Hanover Gallery
1934
London, Transition Gallery
1928 - 1929
London, Artist’s Studio
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Literature
2005
Sylvestor, David, and Harrison, Martin, 'Francis Bacon: Studying Form' Faggionato Fine Art in association with the Estate of Francis Bacon.
1999
Harrison, Martin, 'Francis Bacon: Paintings from the Estate 1980-1991', Faggionato Fine Art, London
1997
Peppiat, Michael, ‘Francis Bacon: Anatomy of an Enigma’, Farrar, Straus and Giroux, New York
1996
Kundera, Milan, ‘Bacon, Portraits et Auto-portraits’, Les Belles Lettres, Paris
Schmied, Wieland, ‘Francis Bacon, Commitment and Conflict’, Prestel, Munich
Sollers, Philippe, ‘Les Passions de Francis Bacon’, Gallimard, Paris
1994
Deleuze, Gilles, ‘Francis Bacon, Logique de la Sensation’ (2 vol), La Différence, Paris
1993
Farson, Daniel, ‘The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon’, Century, London
1987
Sylvester, David, ‘The Brutality of Fact, Interviews with Francis Bacon’, Thames & Hudson, London
1986
Davies, Hugh and Yard, Sally, ‘Bacon’, Abbeville, New York
1983
Leiris, Michel, ‘Francis Bacon, Full Face and in Profile’, Phaidon, Oxford
1980
Sylvester, David, ‘Interviews with Francis Bacon: 1962-1979’ (New and enlarged edition), Thames and Hudson, London
1975
Trucchi, Lorenza, ‘Francis Bacon’, Abrams, New York
1964
Alley, Ronald and Rothenstein, John, ‘Francis Bacon’, Thames & Hudson, London
Russell, John, ‘Francis Bacon’, Methuen, London
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