Francis Bacon: From the Gutter to the Ritz, 11:00AM
Wed 07 May
|La Senieta
Until his death in 1992, Bacon was regarded as Britain's greatest 20th Century artist. Come hear the story of how his work explores nihilism and hope!
Time & Location
07 May 2025, 11:00 – 12:00
La Senieta, Ctra. Moraira a Calpe, 8, 03724 Moraira, Alicante, Spain
Guests
About The Event
Francis Bacon's story of "From the Gutter to the Ritz", is dramatically told by Frank Woodgate, a captivating presenter.
Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his raw, unsettling imagery. Focused on the human form, his subjects include crucifixions, portraits of popes, self-portraits, with abstract figures sometimes isolated in geometrical structures. Bacon was charismatic, articulate, and well-read. He was a bon vivant, eating, drinking and gambling with friends such as Lucien Freud. Since his death in 1992, his work is among the most acclaimed and expensive on the art market.