THE FRANCIS BACON COLLECTION frida kahlo and 13th-century painting from his

and 13th-century painting from his native Italy

founded in 1930

Now his ingenious imagination propels the work of some of history's greatest artists to the skies

often deriding expressive works as nothing more than the untutored efforts of children

as well as reproductions of some of their most famous works

THE FRANCIS BACON COLLECTION frida kahlo and 13th-century painting from hisFrom a private collection in Italy, these previously unpublished works by Francis Bacon are presented here in thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introductory text. Nearly 700 drawings, pastels, and collages were gifted by Bacon over the course of many years to his close friend, Italian journalist Cristiano Lovatelli Ravarino. His commentary is included here, along with texts by noted art historians Edward Lucie Smith and Fernando