Francis Bacon, Lying Figure, 1959. Private collection, USA, courtesy Faggionato Fine Art, London and New York © Estate of Francis Bacon, All Rights Reserved, DACS 2007

ST. IVES, UK.- Tate St. Ives presents Francis Bacon in St Ives, on view through May 13, 2007. This special exhibition of paintings and drawings highlights a particular transitional phase in the work of renowned British artist, Francis Bacon (1909 – 1992). The show focuses on the years between 1957 and 1962, following new research by exhibition curator Ben Tufnell. Book-ended by the celebrated Van Gogh portrait series and Bacon’s retrospective at the Tate Gallery in 1962, the period was intriguingly punctuated by his residency at No 3 Porthmeor Studios, St Ives in the autumn and winter of 1959. (courtesy www.Artdaily.org)