Francis Bacon

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• Francis Bacon (1909-1992), Painter. Sitter associated with 32 portraits.

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• Clare Shenstone. Artist of 1 portrait, Sitter in 1 portrait.

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Clare Shenstone met Francis Bacon after he had admired her degree show work at the Royal College of Art in 1979. He invited her to make a portrait of him, and over the next two years she made a number of finished drawings, such as this one, as well as sketches, oil paintings and a fabric relief head.

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• Saywell, David; Simon, Jacob, Complete Illustrated Catalogue, 2004, p. 27