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Francis Bacon in the archives

The painter Francis Bacon was known for his disturbing images and bohemian lifestyle. Over the course of his career he gave several interviews to the ±«Óãtv.

Francis Bacon painted distorted and disturbing images but his works are now widely considered one of the great achievements of post-war British art. Vincent Dowd has been trawling through the ±«Óãtv archives listening to Bacon talking about his work, and gaining an insight into his Bohemian, hard-drinking ways.

Photo: Francis Bacon in London in 1970. Credit: Press Association

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