Francis Bacon
- 128pages
- 5 heures de lecture
With their searing colours and compelling images, the paintings of Francis Bacon are among the most powerful, and the most poignant, to be made in the twentieth century.






With their searing colours and compelling images, the paintings of Francis Bacon are among the most powerful, and the most poignant, to be made in the twentieth century.
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