Francis Bacon, a painter known for his obsession with the male figure, painted the last moments of his lover's life as he died by suicide alone ...

The very last work in the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits is like a gut punch. Triptych May-June 1973 is atypical of the artist’s work in that it ...

There’s a teensy issue with this exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits. The 20th-century British artist didn’t really ... “Friends and Lovers”, is devoted to some of his nearest ...

Francis Bacon was one of the most renowned painters of the 20th century (not to be confused with the philosopher of the same name). Born in Ireland at the turn of the century, his work became famous ...

The UK journalist Nick Trend explores how passion, love and sex has fuelled artists such as Francis Bacon, Sandro Botticelli, Caravaggio and Dora Carrington, analysing how lovers and muses have ...

Some time ago we asked some of the Antiques Roadshow experts to reveal what antique or work of art they ... he would love to see a piece of furniture designed by the painter Francis Bacon in ...

This was to be a retrospective of the artist’s work ... whole concept of perestroika. Love or loathe the pictures, that’s what the fuss was about. Francis Bacon: Study for a Self-Portrait ...