本书是“弗朗西斯•培根研究”系列的第三本书，对这位艺术家的性格和心理进行了深入的解析，将改变人们现有的认知。

人们对弗朗西斯•培根（Francis Bacon）职业生涯的早期知之甚少，但“弗朗西斯•培根研究”系列的第三本书对这位难以捉摸的艺术家进行了分析，使读者可以对他有更新的深入了解。弗朗西斯•培根庄园收藏的档案材料（包括培根前两个资助人的日记，以及培根的医生Paul Brass保留的大量记录）使Francesca Pipe，Sophie Pretorius和Martin Harrison可以以前所未有深度研究这位艺术家性格形成的关键期，将彻底改变人们对培根的性格和心理的认识。

The third book in the Francis Bacon Studies series, this volume reveals fundamental insights into the artist’s character and psychology that will change existing perceptions.

Very little is known about Francis Bacon’s early career, but this third installment in the Bacon estate’s groundbreaking series provides exciting new insight into and analysis of the elusive artist. Archived material recently added to the Estate of Francis Bacon’s collection―including the diaries of Bacon’s first two patrons and an extensive number of records kept by Bacon’s doctor, Paul Brass―has allowed Francesca Pipe, Sophie Pretorius, and Martin Harrison to delve deeper into the artist’s formative years than ever before and revolutionize existing perceptions of Bacon’s character and psychology.

Essays by Sarah Whitfield, Joyce Townsend, and Christopher Bucklow draw on biographical details of the artist’s life and technical analysis of his work. Utilizing this more traditional, art-

historical approach, these scholars examine the complex relationships between Bacon and his peers and offer new insights into the artist’s methods and the system of metaphors within his paintings. This fascinating collection of scholarship will interest anyone looking to learn more about Francis Bacon, contemporary art, or the artistic imagination.