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TheartofFrancisBacon(1909-1992)epitomizestheangstattheheartofthemodernhumancondition.HisdramaticimagesofscreamingfiguresanddistortedanatomiesseemtoembodythedarknessanddespairthathumanityfeltinthewakeofWorldWarII.Yettheyarealsopaintedwitharichlygesturaltechnique,alludingtosuchOldMastersasTitian,VelazquezandRembrandt.Displayingrepressedandrawemotion,hisbodyofworkcontributestothepublicperceptionofhispersonallifeasabohemianinLondon'sinfamousSohoset,whichincludedLucianFreudandJohnDeakin,whomheoftenusedassubjectsforhispaintings.