Portraits by Bacon and Freud of same man go on display togetherTwo portraits by Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud of the same man, one intense, twisted and distorted; the other serene, relaxed and unguarded, have gone on display side by side for the first time. Facebook Twitter Pinterest Detail of Three Studies of George Dyer by Francis Bacon. Bacon depicts Dyer, his lover and muse, with sexually-charged intensity while Freud appears to give him a break from all of that. “You can see a George Dyer that is pensive, into his thoughts and with his guard down. “The Francis Bacon is completely different.

Source: The Guardian February 21, 2018 13:59 UTC