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Paula Rego

Francis Bacon, Portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne

Opinion

1 year ago

Body of evidence: a fresh look at Freud and Bacon’s early careers

The two figurative artists are at the centre of Tate Britain’s ‘All Too Human’ exhibition, but they haven’t always been so favoured. Here we look back to a time when a young Bacon and Freud were much ignored.

Daphne Wright, Kitchen Table (detail)

RA Recommends

> 2 years ago

This week: five top art shows to see

From the reconstruction of human faces through prosthetic advancements during WWI, to the reconstruction of farmyard animals’ faces using marble dust and resin, we take in the best shows to see this week.