In this book, readers are invited to enter Francis Bacon’s inner sanctums and explore the unconventional surroundings in which he lived and produced the most haunting images of his time. It features over 150 photographs of the artist’s studios spanning the period from 1930 to 1992, from his initial career as a furniture and rug designer to his legendarily chaotic studio at 7 Reece Mews, which he kept for three decades. The book includes remarks by Bacon about his workspaces and essays by Majid Boustany and John Edwards. The photographs, many of them previously unseen, are from the MB Art Collection, which includes over 800 photographic prints and is the world’s most extensive Francis Bacon-related photographic archive.
Each copy includes a numbered stamped print of a photograph of Francis Bacon in his studio at 7 Reece Mews, London, taken in 1980 by the British photographer Jane Bown.
The book was printed in a numbered limited edition of 270 ‒ the number of items (photographs, books and correspondence) connected with the American photographer Peter Beard found in Bacon’s Reece Mews studio. Bacon met Beard in the mid-1960s, and they found they had many shared interests. As photographer, muse and loyal friend, Beard was often a source of inspiration for Bacon’s art.
Only eighty copies of this book were offered for sale (at a price of €295). To order a copy, please contact the Foundation.
