Francis Bacon (1909-1992) was arguably one of the greatest artists of the twentieth-century. The violent intensity with which his paintings give expression to the existential angst of his fellow human beings is virtually without parallel in the history of art. This title displays the unique work of Bacon.
In the autumn of 1924, two men met in Paris for the first time. Georges Bataille was 27 and had started working at the Bibliotheque nationale. Michel Leiris, 23, was beginning his studies in ethnology. Their friendship endured for more than 30 years. This book includes their letters which show that their intellectual affinities were extensive.