Keeping this in view, why did Francis Bacon destroy his paintings?
Bacon found it difficult to stop working on his paintings; his canvases often became so clogged with pigment that they had to be discarded. He also routinely destroyed works he was not pleased with. Gorilla with Microphones was among the destroyed works, with two large sections cut from the centre of the canvas.
Secondly, why was Francis Bacon controversial? The 82-year-old painter was highly controversial in traditional artistic circles because his powerful canvases, executed with splashing brush strokes, were often concerned with the themes of sex, suffering and death. Many regarded his paintings as obscene. But his work commanded high prices.
Secondly, why does Francis Bacon paint?
Bacon said he became "obsessed" with the Casino de Monte Carlo, where he would "spend whole days". Falling in debt from gambling here, he was unable to afford a new canvas. This compelled him to paint on the raw, unprimed side of his previous work, a practice he kept throughout his life.
How much is a Francis Bacon painting?
A painting by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud has become the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction after it fetched $142m (£89m, 106m euros) in New York. The triptych, Three Studies of Lucian Freud (1969), is considered one of Bacon's greatest masterpieces.
