Untitled ( Pope ), 1950 " I have deliberately tried to twist myself, but I have not gone far enough.My paintings are, if you like, a record of this distortion. [...] I attempt to recreate a particular experience with a greater poignancy in the desire...
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The English artist Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was one of the most powerful and original figure painters in contemporary art, particularly noted for the obsessive intensity of his work. Francis Bacon (a collateral descendant of the great Elizabethan statesman...
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William Blake (November 28, 1757 – August 12, 1827) was an English poet, painter, and printmaker. Largely unrecognized during his lifetime, his work is today considered seminal and significant in the history of both poetry and the visual arts. He has...
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Crucifixion, 1933 " I think one of the things is that, if you are going to be a painter, you have got to decide that you are not going to be afraid of making a fool of yourself.I think another thing is to be able to find subjects which really absorb you...
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