Inside Francis Bacon - Eric Allden's Diary

Опубликовано: 17 Август 2020
на канале: The Estate of Francis Bacon

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In this video Francesca Pipe introduces her essay on Eric Allden's Diary from our book Inside Francis Bacon, published 6 August 2020. This is the third book in our Francis Bacon Studies series.

From a chance encounter on the Channel ferry in 1929, Allden and Bacon's friendship quickly developed. They visited Bacon's family in Ireland before renting an apartment together in Westminster. Allden became Bacon's first patron. Allden's Diary sheds new light on Bacon's formative years.

Inside Francis Bacon – Francis Bacon Studies III

Essays in this book:
1. Bacon’s first patrons: Eric Allden’s Diary by Francesca Pipe
2. Bacon’s first patrons: Diana Watson’s Diary by Martin Harrison
3. Road, River and Rail: Bacon’s metaphors by Christopher Bucklow
4. Surprising Reality: Bacon and Bonnard by Sarah Whitfield
5. Recent investigations into Bacon’s materials and processes, c. 1935-60 by Dr Joyce H Townsend
6. A Pathological Painter: Francis Bacon and the control of suffering by Sophie Pretorius.

The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing,
supported by Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco,
in association with Thames & Hudson.