biography
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| male
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| lived:
| (1909–92)
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| biography:
| Artist, born in Dublin, Ireland. He settled permanently in England in 1928. After working as an interior designer he began painting in c.1930 without any formal training, making a major impact in 1945 with his ‘Three Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion’. Although the initial inspiration for his work was Surrealism, he made frequent use of imagery annexed from old masters, usually translated into blurred and gory figures imprisoned in unspecific, architectural settings. A technical perfectionist, Bacon destroyed a great deal of his prolific output. He is widely regarded as Britain's most important post-war artist. |
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