Florez, Fernando Castro — The Francis Bacon Collection

, Scripta Maneant Editori, 2021. First Edition. Hardcover. Size: 4to 11" - 13" tall. Brand-new, still in shrink-wrap, neither shelf- nor edge-worn, neither sunned nor marked as a remainder. Big, tall, heavy quarto format hardcover, illustrated, pictorial cloth. Massively heavy, oversized volume. From the publisher's blurb, "From a private collection in Italy, these previously unpublished works by Francis Bacon are presented here in thematic sections, each of which is preceded by a short introductory text. Nearly 700 drawings, pastels, and collages were gifted by Bacon over the course of many years to his close friend, Italian journalist Cristiano Lovatelli Ravarino. His commentary is included here, along with texts by noted art historians Edward Lucie-Smith and Fernando Castro Florez, and an authentication report from Ambra Draghetti, graphological consultant to the Court of Bologna. The works were photographed expressly for this publication. Text in English and Italian. AUTHOR: Fernando Castro Florez has taught philosophy and aesthetics at the Institute of Aesthetics and Art Theory, the Autonomous University of Madrid, the Institute of Contemporary Culture of the Ortega y Gasset Institute and the Reina Sofia Museum, of which he is a member. He teaches doctoral courses and gives lectures in numerous universities and museums both in Spain and abroad. He has written regularly in cultural supplements for renowned newspapers and has been an art critic for ABC Cultural for more than ten years. He has curated more than a hundred exhibitions and countless solo and group shows in museums all over the world." 560 full-color illustrations and with 700 previously unpublished drawings including pastels and collages. Arranged by thematic sections, with commentary by noted art historian Edward Lucie-Smith. Bilingual texts in English and Italian.Member, I.O.B.A., C.B.A., and adherent to the highest ethical standards. . . . New