Tag: Francis Bacon
The above image, titled Unknown Woman, 1930s, was taken Soho photographer John Deakin. It may or may not be famous artist Francis Bacon in drag. According to The Guardian, collection manager of the Deakin Archive Paul Rousseau became a bit obsessed with this theory, proposed by commenters in a prior article. He used the same ForensicaGPS facial recognition software used by law […]
As part of Christie’s upcoming “Out of the Ordinary” sale in September, there’s a set of eight paintbrushes reportedly used by the legendary painter Francis Bacon up for grabs. Seeing as the artist’s most stunning and raw portrait paintings already sell for millions of dollars at auction, the estimated value of just over $38,000 seems to be quite the bargain, relatively speaking. […]
