This fascinating and beautifully illustrated book on the work of Francis Bacon,
one of the 20th century s greatest painters, takes an in-depth look at his trade
mark motif of figures imprisoned within ghostly frames. Arguably one of the most
influential and original painters of the 20th century, Francis Bacon painted ha
unting portraits that employed themes of crucifixion, torment, and isolation. In
corporating the insights of The Logic of Sensation, French philosopher Gilles De
leuze s seminal criticism of Bacon s work, this volume highlights Bacon s approa
ch to space as one of the defining forces of his work.
