Francis Bacon paintings: the complete collection

A master of the grotesque, the British painter of Irish origin Francis Bacon (1909–1992) created a body of work that is at once unsettling and hypnotic, repulsive and irresistible. Born of a tormented inner life and the ravages of the Second World War, his images retain an intensity that continues to resonate with contemporary audiences. Over a career spanning more than five decades, Bacon produced nearly 500 paintings, including his iconic diptychs and triptychs.

From his early surrealist experiments of the 1920s to the austere and elegiac works completed just before his death, this volume brings together Bacon’s complete body of paintings. It is accompanied by a carefully curated selection of quotations from notable figures, including Lucian Freud, Roald Dahl and Damien Hirst.