Paul Black spoke to Director and Curator Alice Herrick and Clive Jennings, Director of the National Print Gallery, concerning the raging debate surrounding the works, considering francis Bacon fervently denied making drawings of any kind. Although an exhibition of the artist's sketches were in fact exhibited after Tate acquired a number of drawings by the artist and displayed them in 'Francis Bacon: Working on Paper' in 1999. So was Bacon's denial in fact an act of mischief to maintain the 'magical existentialist shaman's' reputation? Read Paul Black's review here http://goo.gl/uyVSji

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Francis Bacon: Alice Herrick And Clive Jennings Discuss The Ravarino Drawings

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