Bacon Moore

·Illustrates stunning works by two giants of twentieth-century western art ·Highlights the important influences and experiences shared by Henry Moore and Francis Bacon, and explores specific themes in their work ·Published to accompany a major exhibition at the Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, from the 12th September, 2013 to the 5th January 2014 Despite working in different media, Francis Bacon and Henry Moore were exhibited together from the end of the Second World War into the 1960s when Marlborough Fine Art represented both. Carefully chosen to highlight the important influences and experiences that they shared, the works included here bring a fresh perspective to Bacon and Moore, exploring themes in their work such as 'the Biomorphic/Picassoesque form', 'the human head', and 'the Classical figure'.