Francis Bacon in Your Blood - A Memoir. A BBC Radio 4, Book of the Week
Verlag | Bloomsbury Trade |
Auflage | 2016 |
Seiten | 416 |
Format | 15,7 x 19,8 x 2,5 cm |
Gewicht | 295 g |
Artikeltyp | Englisches Buch |
Reihe | Bloomsbury Paperbacks |
ISBN-10 | 1408856301 |
EAN | 9781408856307 |
Bestell-Nr | 40885630UA |
Deeply intimate memoir-biography of the most important artist of the twentieth century
Klappentext:
Michael Peppiatt first met Francis Bacon in a pub in Soho and was immediately swept up into the controversial painters world. Over oysters and champagne, they embarked on a friendship that would endure for thirty years. This is the story of their lives, closely intertwined and recalled at their most extraordinary moments.
From Bacons electrifying early exhibitions through the chaos of drink, drugs and gambling, Peppiatt became deeply involved with the ground-breaking genius. This intimate and revealing memoir brings vividly alive the art worlds of Paris and London and one of the most important artists of the twentieth century.
Rezension:
This fine portrait of the artist is both gossipy and poignant . [and] one of the best art books I have read, by turns atmospheric and waspishly gossipy but also profound and poignant. Michael Prodger The Times 20150829