Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

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Status

Released

Production

Michael Blackwood Productions

Aired

1984-11-16

Francis Bacon and the Brutality of Fact

In his London studio, Francis Bacon discusses his work and approach with David Sylvester. His representations of the human figure in portraits and triptychs link him to the distorted realism of Van Gogh and Picasso, who also portrayed the intensity of life that Bacon calls “the brutality of fact.”