{"product_id":"francis-bacon-catalogue-raisonne","title":"Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis landmark publishing event presents the entire oeuvre of Bacon's paintings for the first time in a deluxe five-volume boxed set\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEditor Martin Harrison, following his appointment by the Estate of Francis Bacon, has devoted over a decade to the creation of this magnificent publication, the first-ever complete catalogue raisonn  of the work of the great British painter. Including many previously unpublished paintings, this five-volume set allows Bacon's oeuvre to be seen and assessed in its entirety for the first time, with all works reproduced in full color. The only previous Bacon catalogue raisonn  was published in 1964, gathering only 37% of Bacon's ultimate oeuvre, and featuring only 27 color reproductions. Only about half of the 584 paintings that survive are accessible to the public in exhibitions and publications; with \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonn \u003c\/em\u003e, the painter's entire oeuvre can be seen and assessed for the first time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe catalogue, containing around 800 illustrations across five clothbound, hardcover volumes, includes three books comprising the study of Bacon's entire working history, which are bookended by two further volumes: the first including an introduction, chronology and an indispensible index and users' guide, and the second a catalogue of Bacon's sketches with an illustrated bibliography. Beautifully produced and printed, the five volumes of \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonn \u003c\/em\u003e are boxed within a handsome cloth slipcase.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cstrong\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e (1909-92) is widely regarded as Britain's greatest modern painter. Drawing on low-art sources, including photographs torn from magazines and imagery from films, coupled with a keen awareness of the rich historical tradition of painting stretching back to the Renaissance, Bacon developed a way of portraying the human body which was unique. His mastery of the medium of paint was recognized early. By 1946, the critic Kenneth Clark felt able to state simply: 'Francis Bacon has genius'.\" ---\u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon\u003c\/em\u003e (Tate Publishing, 2008) \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 1970, \u003cstrong\u003eMartin Harrison\u003c\/strong\u003e has published on 19-th and 20-th century art and photography and curated exhibitions in the UK (Victoria \u0026amp; Albert Museum; National Portrait Gallery; Ashmolean Museum), Italy, the USA and Mexico. He co-curated the Bacon exhibition at the Kunstsammlung Nordrhein-Westfalen, Dusseldorf in 2006, and \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon \/ Henry Moore: Flesh and Bone\u003c\/em\u003e, The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 2013. His first publication on Francis Bacon was \u003cem\u003ePoints of Reference\u003c\/em\u003e (Faggionato Fine Art, 1999), while other publications on the subject include \u003cem\u003eIn Camera: Francis Bacon - Photography\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFilm and the Practice of Painting\u003c\/em\u003e, (Thames \u0026amp; Hudson, 2005) and \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon: Incunabula\u003c\/em\u003e, with Rebecca Daniels, (Thames \u0026amp; Hudson, 2008). In 2009 he edited \u003cem\u003eFrancis Bacon - New Studies: Centenary Essays\u003c\/em\u003e, a collection of nine original essays to celebrate the centenary of the birth of the artist.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Estate of Francis Bacon","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50330501153042,"sku":"9780956927316","price":1293.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_8923eeac-d7b1-449c-ac46-9f90a8943e87.jpg?v=1727802914","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/francis-bacon-catalogue-raisonne","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}