Francis Bacon
Hardcover
1971 · Paris
by Leiris, Michel
Paris: Centre National d'Art Contemporain, 1971. Hardcover. VG- (Ex-art library, a rebinding of original softcover catalogue, whose wraps are included inside; bookplate and pocket and few i.d. marks; otherwise clean.). Maroon buckram, with original color illus. wraps bound inside; 140 pp., many BW and color illus. Text is in French. Issued in conjunction with a 1971-1972 exhibition of artwork by British figurative artist Francis Bacon (1909-1992). With an introduction by Michel Leiris. The exhibition checklist cites 108 pieces, and most if not all are pictured here. Includes chronology and bibliography. Uncommon. (Inventory #: 162016)