Arthouse — Season 1, Episode 12: The Other Francis Bacon
Documentary • 51 min • 1 season, 19 episodes
Episode synopsis
Art-world orthodoxy holds that Bacon did not prepare or rehearse his paintings. But Bacon's friend and neighbour Barry Joule has revealed an enormous cache of sketches and treated photographs he claims Bacon left to him.
About Arthouse
Channel 4 documentary series covering all branches of the arts.