Table of Contents

Review; reflections; fragments of talk; biographical note.

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A unique portrait of one of the creative geniuses of the 20th century, by one of the most distinguished critical writers

About the Author

David Sylvester CBE (1924-2001) was a prominent writer, art critic and curator, and a leading authority on René Magritte, Henry Moore and, in particular, Francis Bacon. He first wrote about Bacon's work in the late 1940s, and the pair soon became close friends. Over the next forty years, he was Bacon's Boswell, interpreter, confidant, occasional model and briefly agent. He curated or co-curated numerous major exhibitions at museums around the world, including one-man shows of Picasso, Miró, Magritte, Moore, Giacometti and Bacon. His published books include Interviews with Francis Bacon and the five-volume Magritte catalogue raisonné.

Reviews

'Reading David Sylvester on art is like being provided for a while with the ideal companion in one's gallery of choice' - Alan Wall, The Art Newspaper