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Art's Obsessive Genius

The Met is celebrating Francis Bacon's centenary with a grand retrospective. Paul Laster highlights this controversial artist's best and most disturbing works.

Paul Laster
Paul Laster
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© 2009 The Estate of Francis Bacon / ARS, New York / DACS, London
Paul Laster

Paul Laster

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