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The literature on Francis Bacon is large and ever expanding. While Bacon has been vividly discussed during his lifetime, after his death the uncovering of sketches by the artist, a rediscovery of paintings previously lost or presumed destroyed, and the reconstruction of his studio in Dublin have prompted a growing number of new studies, articles and exhibitions. Francis Bacon: Catalogue Raisonné, published by The Estate of Francis Bacon in 2016 contains a comprehensive bibliography of writing on the artist, which forms the basis of the present section on francis-bacon.com. The Estate of Francis Bacon is currently in the process of digitising, editing, expanding and updating this bibliography and new entries will be uploaded on a regular basis.

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'Francis Bacon'

Author Unknown, Beaux Arts Magazine, , French

'Francis Bacon, il grido prima dell'orrore'

Finetta Guerrera, Sicilia del Lunedi, , Italian

'Art and Artists'

P. G. Konody, The Observer, 1933, English

Art Now: An Introduction to the Theory of Modern Painting and Sculpture

Herbert Read, Faber and Faber Limited,London, 1933, English

Art Now: An Introduction to the Theory of Modern Painting and Sculpture

Herbert Read, Faber and Faber Limited,London, 1936, 1938, English

'"A new idiom" in painting'

Eric Hall, The Sunday Times, 1937, English

'Nonsense Art'

Author Unknown, Referee, 1937, English

'Bacon's letters to Sutherland'

Writings by BaconBacon and Sutherland
Francis Bacon, Yale University Press for Paul Mellon Centre for Studies in British Art,New Haven, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1947, 1954, English

'ART'

Michael Ayrton, The Spectator,London, 1945, English

'At the Lefevre'

Raymond Mortimer, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1945, English

'NEW PICTURES'

Roger Marvell, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1946, English

'The Lefevre Gallery'

Maurice Collis, Time and Tide London, 1946, English

BRITISH PAINTERS PAST AND PRESENT

The Lefevre Gallery ,London, 1946, English

Painting Since 1939

Robin Ironside, Longmans Green & Co for the British Council,London, New York and Toronto, 1947, English

'Letter from London'

Patrick Heron, Magazine of Art, 1948, English

Contemporary Painters

James Thrall Soby, Museum of Modern Art,New York, 1948, English

'Round the London Art Galleries'

Wyndham Lewis, The Listener,London, 1949, English

'FRANCIS BACON AND ROBIN IRONSIDE'

Pierre Rouve, Art News and Review,London, 1949, English

'Round the London Art Galleries'

Wyndham Lewis, The Listener,London, 1949, English

'Francis Bacon'

Robert Melville, Horizon,London, 1949, 1950, English

'Survivors'

Time,New York, 1949, English

'FRANCIS BACON'

Patrick Heron, The New Statesman and Nation,London, 1949, English

'At the Galleries: Nightmare'

Nevile Wallis, The Observer, 1949, English

'Double Bass and Piccolo'

Eric Newton, The Sunday Times, 1949, English

'London Commentary'

Cora J. Gordon, Studio, 1950, English

'FRANCIS BACON AND HILLY'

W. Matvyn Wright, Art News and Review,London, 1950, English

'England's Poets in Paint'

Robin Ironside, Art News, 1950, English

'Mr. Sylvester Replies'

David Sylvester, Nation, 1950, English

'The Portrayal of Evil'

Iain Hamilton, Public Opinion, 1950, English

CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PAINTING 1925-1950

Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts,Philadelphia, 1950, English

'Round the London Art Galleries'

Wyndham Lewis, The Listener,London, 1950, English