Get up close to portraits by one of the most important artists of the 20th century
In the largest and most comprehensive exhibition of Francis Bacon's portraiture, discover how the iconic artist challenged traditional definitions of the genre and captured his life through his closest relationships. Artists, friends and lost lovers are memorialised alongside his self-portraits in over 100 works from the 1950s onwards, on loan from major public and private collections.
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