- Born
- October 28, 1909
- Died
- April 28, 1992 (aged 82)
- Known as
- painter, designer, visual artist, artist, draftsperson
Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focusing on the human form, his subjects included crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, and portraits of close friends, with abstracted figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures.
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