Figurative painter Francis Bacon is born October 28, 1909 in Dublin, Ireland.

… known for his raw, unsettling imagery…
Francis Bacon 1909–1992 | Tate

Bacon’s Studio in London
From Ireland’s Birth Centenary of Francis Bacon (artist) set
Issued in 2009

He said that he saw images “in series”, and his work, which numbers in the region of 590 extant paintings along with many others he destroyed, typically focused on a single subject for sustained periods, often in triptych or diptych formats. His output can be broadly described as sequences or variations on single motifs; including the 1930s Picasso-influenced bio-morphs and Furies, the 1940s male heads isolated in rooms or geometric structures, the 1950s “screaming popes,” the mid-to-late 1950s animals and lone figures, the early 1960s crucifixions, the mid-to-late 1960s portraits of friends, the 1970s self-portraits, and the cooler, more technical 1980s paintings.
Francis Bacon 1909–1992 | Tate

 

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