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  First Edition of Francis Bacon's Recent Paintings 1968-1974; Inscribed Twice by Photographer Peter Beard

  BACON, Francis [Peter Beard].

  Recent Paintings 1968-1974.

  New York: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 1975.

  First edition of this collection featured at the Metropolitan Museum in 1975, focuses on themes of loss, grief, and the intense psychological exploration of the human form following the death of his lover, George Dyer. Oblong octavo, original black wrappers with the front wrapper die-cut to reveal color self-portrait, illustrated throughout. Presentation copy, inscribed twice in red felt tip by Bacon's muse, friend, and collaborator, photographer Peter Beard: On the first page of the introduction, "For Suzan with warmest thoughts and regards as ever, Peter Beard"; and on the first page of the interview section, "for a dead-ele book in the works—like 1984 MOMA Peter Beard 4/13/83 57th 63rd 60th." Francis Bacon and Peter Beard first met at a gallery opening in 1957. They became fast friends, brought together by their shared personal and artistic motivations. Bacon was particularly inspired by Beard's famous aerial photographs depicting decomposing African elephant carcasses. They were massively influential on his meditations on death and decomposition: "For me, the most poignant are the ones of decomposing elephants where, over time, as they disintegrate, the bones form magnificent sculptures, which are not just abstract forms, but have all the memory traces of life's futilit...

  Price: $1,250.00     Item Number: 151839

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