Francis Bacon - With Essays by Dawn Ades and Andrew Forge - A Note on Techinique by Andrew Durham and a Select Bibliography by Krzysztof Cieszkowski
signed first edition
1985 · London
by BACON, FRANCIS
London: Tate Gallery, 1985. First Edition. Boldly signed by artist Francis Bacon on the half title page in red ink. Books signed by Bacon are rare. The large 246 page illustrated exhibition book to accompany the great retrospective showing of Bacon’s painting by The Tate Gallery. Approximately 9 by 12 inches, 30 cm by 22.5 cm. Paperbound in original publisher's illustrated wrappers, lettered white on the front cover and spine. Copiously illustrated in color and black and white throughout with numerous fold-out plates. Fine. (Inventory #: 15178J)