{"product_id":"francis-bacon-paintings-1959-60","title":"Francis Bacon: Paintings 1959-60","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArtist\u003c\/strong\u003e: Francis Bacon \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\u003c\/strong\u003e: Robert Melville (intro.) \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher\u003c\/strong\u003e: Marlborough Fine Art \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate\u003c\/strong\u003e: 1960 \u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition\u003c\/strong\u003e: Printed card covers in plum with white and black text, there are some minor shelf marks to the edges and one or two tiny paint dots, otherwise this catalogue is in very good condition. Illustrated in black and white throughout\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished to accompany Bacon's 1960 exhibition at Marlborough Fine Art, his first with the gallery\u003c\/strong\u003e, having previously been represented by Erica Brausen's Hanover Gallery. When Bacon left Hanover Gallery in 1958, apparently without notice, the relationship between the artist and his former champion became strained and thus it must have felt important that his first outing with Marlborough, already established as a major force in the London art world, would be a success.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis catalogue, which is now quite scarce, documents both the paintings Bacon showed and the way Marlborough chose to present them on the page, including raw paper pages for the text to give a much less polished feel than was usual for them, as well as including a very stylish Cecil Beaton photograph of the artist. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"sophie bradford","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53448041791825,"sku":"7001","price":95.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0909\/6039\/6625\/files\/7001.jpg?v=1775763791","url":"https:\/\/monograph.art\/products\/francis-bacon-paintings-1959-60","provider":"Monograph","version":"1.0","type":"link"}