Quote of the day
Park women, properly so called, are those degraded creatures, utterly lost to all sense of shame, who wander about the paths most frequented after nightfall in the Parks, and consent to any species of humiliation for the sake of acquiring a few shillings
Francis Bacon
Born: October 28, 1909
Died: April 28, 1992 (aged 82)
Bio: Francis Bacon was an Irish-born British figurative painter known for his bold, grotesque, emotionally charged and raw imagery.
Known for:
- Portrait of George Dyer Talking (1966)
- Triptychs by Francis Bacon
- Crucifixion (1965)