It was with great excitement I travelled back to Oxford for this exhibition as Francis Bacon & Henry Moore are two of one of my favourite artists. Also, I was meeting up with an old friend who first showed me the way around a molecular biology laboratory. The exhibition was slightly disappointing as most of Bacon’s work was already familiar to me & I felt Moores sculptures lost impact by being shown inside.

Inspired I tried a copy copy of Francis Bacon’s when I got home.After FB Portrait III 29 Oct 13After Portrait III FB V2 30 Oct 13

 

Study for Portrait II (after the Life Mask of William Blake) 1955 by Francis Bacon 1909-1992

Study for a Portrait III Francis Bacon (After the Life Mask by William Blake) 1955.

Private Collection

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