Francis Bacon in your blood
Subtitle: a memoir
By: Michael Peppiatt
Edition: First U.S. edition.
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Published: 2015
Language: eng
Number of pages: 401
ISBN-13: 9781632863447
Subjects: Painters; Friends and associates; Biography; Anecdotes
Description: "An intimate, revelatory portrait of the iconic 20th-century artist, written by his long-time friend and curator, shares insights into Bacon's controversial lifestyle, creative process and indelible role in the art cultures of London and Paris."--NoveList.
Notes: First published in Great Britain 2015.

Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Part one: 1963-1966. 1. Absolute beginner ; 2. Under the spell ; 3. Bacon's Boswell ; 4. Mischief in Morocco ; 5. Conversations at night; title: Part two: 1966-1976. 6. Exile and revolution ; 7. 'Poor George' ; 8. A death foreshadowed ; 9. Consumed by guilt ; 10. The inspiration of pain; title: Part three: 1976-1992. 11. 'Only Francis Bacon is more wonderful than you' ; 12. Primal cries ; 13. Whose turn is it now? ; 14. An ancient simplicity; title: Epilogue.