Artist. Francis Bacon (1909-1992) Background. Born in Ireland to English parents, Bacon moved to Berlin (1925) at the age of 16 to live with an uncle. Two years later, he moved to Paris where he saw an exhibition by Pablo Picasso and decided to become an artist. Although he had no formal art training, he began painting with water colours. After a year and a half living in Paris, Bacon moved to London where he worked as an interior designer but shortly turned to painting exclusively. Early…
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