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Edited by critic/curator Michael Peppiatt, with a forward by novelist Colm Toibin, "Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words" arrives at a propitious moment. Bacon’s paintings have set world record-breaking prices at auction.
Despite the painter’s lack of ‘epistolary fluency’, this collection of his writings – from drunken interviews to begging letters – offers some insight into his working methods and private life
Michael Peppiatt’s connection to the sculptor informs a fascinating life; Harriet Evans conjures a gripping tale of family and property; and Steve Stern weaves fact and fiction in a story of artistic youth
A 60-year “obsession” began when Michael Peppiatt set out for Paris with a letter of introduction from Francis Bacon
A new exhibition at the RA examines Bacon’s relationship with man and beast, but it’s his take on clothing that offers up a macabre surprise