How dark and violent fantasies inspired the young Francis Bacon’s art
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Newly unearthed diary entries by the artist’s cousin Diana Watson shed light on his ‘flirtation’ with fascism
Unseen diary entries about the early life of the British artist Francis Bacon reveal the onset of his fleeting fixation with Nazi culture and show how random and disturbing obsessions shaped his unorthodox talent.
Taken from the journal of his cousin and close confidante, Diana Watson, these strange and candid accounts shed new light on the thoughts of one of Britain’s greatest modern painters in his early career. Continue reading...