Francis Bacon

In Conversation with Michel Archimbaud


A collection of intimate and revealing interviews with the legendary painter.


Michel Archimbaud


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Overview
  • A collection of revealing interviews with legendary painter Francis Bacon (1909–92), conducted by his close friend shortly before Bacon's death
  • Discussions range across painting, literature and music, with candid disclosures about Bacon's childhood, his friends and his art – including comments on such key figures as Rubens, Blake, Monet, Cézanne, Picasso, Balthus and Giacometti
  • Photographs depict Bacon in his studio
  • A rare, intimate glimpse of the man behind the paintings


 

About the author(s)
Michel Archimbaud has had a long-standing and highly distinguished career in the fields of television, radio, film and theatre production as well as publishing.


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