Resumen de Francis Bacon and Walter Sickert: 'images which unlock other images'
A close examination of the studios of both Walter Sickert and Francis Bacon, two artists who openly publicized the sources of their figuration, albeit in a highly selective manner, reveals that these controversial sources were not randomly amassed but key aids in the genesis of their work. The writer considers Sickert's influence on Bacon and discusses the sources both artists used to create some of their works. She focuses in particular on Bacon's 1950 piece Painting, a highly important work in his oeuvre since multiple sources can be identified within it, revealing the extent of planning that went into its preliminary stages; its inspiration also seems to have been taken directly from Sickert's 1909 drawing Conversation. She argues that the use of Conversation suggests that Bacon's influences were wider than he acknowledged and extended beyond reproductions. Painting, she concludes, represents the beginning of a continuing dialog with Sickert's art that was to last Bacon's lifetime.
