Francis Bacon or the Measure of Excess (Hardback)

"A riveting new monograph vividly reminds of just why he considered his exigent artistic mission to be the rendering of the "brutality of fact"." -- Camilla Acosta, Black Book Magazine
"A new comprehensive monograph detailing Francis Bacon's artistic journey is now up for grabs." -- Keith Estiler, hypebeast
A "monumental new book Francis Bacon, or The Measure of Excess for ACC Art Books, the French author Yves Peyre recalls long afternoons on the Rive Gauche in the company of the great British painter." -- The Quietus
"... giving the reader intimate access to Bacon's artistic journey from his early design work in the 1920s to his well-known and jarring representations of the human form from the 1980s." -- NY Mag
"It considers the influences drawn from classical culture and mythology, and the artist's own biography, to build a complex portrait of one of the 20thcentury's greatest artists." -- The Arts Society
"If you need more Bacon in your life, this thoroughly illustrated 328-page monograph by a personal friend of the of the artist, translated from the French original, is a perfect complement." -- Arts & Collections magazine
"Fans of Francis Bacon, rejoice: a new publication by the French poet and author Yves Peyre, Francis Bacon Or the Measure of Excess, out now from ACC Art Books, offers a touching and intimate tribute to the Irish-born English painter who has become one of the most sought-after artists in history." -- ArtNet news
"ACC have produced an introductory collection of Bacon's paintings .... Plenty of well-chosen images from the body of work dip into the catalogue of Bacon's astonishing oeuvre." - Guy Davenport, MutualArt
"Yves Peyre writes that "Bacon was deeply in love with Paris", and his book comes into its own as the perspective of a Frenchman, reminding us that Bacon was rare among his contemporaries for being a truly European artist, who was not only admired abroad, but fully conversant with French culture." - Florence Hallett, The New European