A radically new perspective on Francis Bacon’s art, analyzing the ways in which literature inspired the artist’s work.
Published to accompany a major Francis Bacon retrospective in Paris, which will travel to the Fine Arts Museum, Houston, Francis Bacon analyzes Bacon’s works from 1971 onward in light of his relationship to literature. Bacon always vigorously opposed overanalysis of his paintings, preferring to interpret them in purely illustrative or symbolic terms; he admitted, however, that literature was a powerful stimulus to his imagination. The artist was inspired by the images conjured up by certain texts: Aeschylus’s phrase “the reek of human blood smiles out at me” particularly haunted Bacon, while his 1978 work Painting refers to T. S. Eliot’s seminal poem The Waste Land. An inventory of Bacon’s personal library has identified more than 1,300 books, ranging from Georges Bataille and Joseph Conrad to Friedrich Nietzsche and Michel Leiris.
Including twelve of Bacon’s renowned triptychs, this lavish publication features eleven gatefolds and some sixty paintings created by Bacon between 1971 and his death in 1992. Reproduced here with analyses of Bacon’s paintings in the light of some of his most admired authors, these specially commissioned texts reveal new ways of understanding some of the most powerful works in the modern canon. 101 illustrations

Francis Bacon: Books and Painting

Arts & Photography

Peppiatt, Michael

STEPHENS, Chris

Egaña, Miguel

Howe, Catherine

History & Criticism

Thames&Hudson

This is the first monograph to be published on Hubert Dalwood, one of the most successful British sculptors. It considers his use of materials, studio practice and public commissions. The biography is complemented by a list of his exhibitions.'

The Sculpture of Hubert Dalwood (British Sculptors and Sculpture Series)

Henry Moore Foundation

Dalwood, Hubert

Sculpture

Lund Humphries Pub Ltd

This richly illustrated volume explores the evolution of Modernism through the paintings of Georgia O'Keeffe and the sculptures of Henry Moore Published to accompany the following exhibitions: The San Diego Museum of Art: 12 May to 27 August, 2023; Albuquerque Museum: 14 October to 31 December, 2023; Montreal Museum of Fine Arts: 5 February to 9 June, 2024\nThis elegant exhibition catalog is presented by The San Diego Museum of Art to accompany the 2023 major exhibition O'Keeffe and Moore, which explores the evolution of Modernism through the work of Georgia O'Keeffe and Henry Moore. Featuring essays from prominent scholars, including representatives of both the Henry Moore Foundation and the Georgia O'Keeffe Museum, the catalog's richly illustrated text delves into each artist's motivation and methodology, and the parallels between them, in particular, the inspiration both took from nature and organic forms, such as bones and seashells. The publication serves as an essential companion to the exhibition. In addition to explorations of the artists' studios that provide further insight into their working methods, the catalog presents drawings, paintings, and sculpture that illustrate the organic roots of Modernism developed independently, yet concurrently, by O'Keeffe and Moore. Thematic sections of the catalogue include the Real and the Surreal; The Artists' Studios; Bones; Stones; Seashells, Flowers, and Internal/External Forms; and Landscapes of Forms. Essay topics include Henry Moore: Modernism, Nature, and National Identity; “A Revelation of the Perfect Relation”: The Influence of D.H. Lawrence on the work of Henry Moore and Georgia O'Keeffe; and Finding the Form and the publication will also include a comparative chronology of the lives and careers of the two artists.

O'Keeffe and Moore

Feldman, Anita

Laurent, Jennifer

Lynes, Barbara Buhler

Higham, Hannah

Marquand Books

Clare Woods, the Unquiet Head

The Hepworth Wakefield

The Climb of Your Life: Reaching the Peak of Your Potential

Health, Fitness & Dieting

Addiction & Recovery

Faith Promise Publishing

Reverend Dr Thomas Sedgwick Whalley and the Queen of Bath

Candy Jar Books

Welsh Traditions and Traits delves into the historical associations of those distinctly Welsh customs that live on in Welsh society today. From leeks and laverbread to iconic Sunday School trips to the seaside, Welsh Traditions and Traits explores the history behind the way of life enjoyed in Wales today, and explains some of the more mysterious aspects of Welsh culture to the uninitiated.

Welsh Traditions and Traits (Inside Out)

Literature & Fiction

Gomer Press Limited

David Hockney is one of the greatest draughtsmen of all time, and his drawings of the 1960s and 1970s are among his finest works. This selection of forty-one drawings, both well-known and unfamiliar, demonstrates how his love of life is expressed through his extraordinary ability to closely observe and translate into art the world around him. Friends, places and inanimate objects are all depicted with insight and energy. Introduction by Dr. Chris Stephens, and two hitherto unpublished photographs of David Hockney at work in the 1960s by Brian Young.

Love Life DH: David Hockney Drawings 1963–1977

Pallas Athene

Henry Moore in Miniature

Individual Artists

An informed and entertaining glance at saintly figures such as Winifred, Melangell and David and rogues like Harri Morgan and Twm Siôn Cati. Saints and sinners abound in Welsh history and mythology and retain an influence on modern Welsh life.

Welsh Saints and Sinners

Biographies & Memoirs

Historical

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