Born in 1909, Irish-born British figurative painter

Francis Bacon

“Some books are to be tasted, others to be swallowed, and some few to be chewed and digested; that is, some books are to be read only in parts; others to be read, but not curiously; and some few are to be read wholly, and with diligence and attention.”

“ The job of the artist is always to deepen the mystery.”

“In order for the light to shine so brightly, the darkness must be present.”

“It is impossible to love and be wise.”

geometrical structures art

“Natural abilities are like natural plants, that need pruning by study; and studies themselves do give forth directions too much at large, except they be bounded in by experience.”

Francis Bacon

“Things alter for the worse spontaneously, if they be not altered for the better designedly. ”

“Nature is often hidden, sometimes overcome, seldom extinguished.”