Download or read book The Gilded Gutter Life of Francis Bacon written by Daniel Farson and published by Random House. This book was released on 2014-01-31 with total page 319 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Widely regarded as the best British painter since Turner, very little is known about Francis Bacon's life. In this, the first-ever book to be written about him, Daniel Farson, friend and confidant to Bacon for over forty years, gives a highly personal, first-hand account of the man as he knew him. From his sexual adventures to his rise from obscurity to international fame, Farson gives us unique insight into Bacon's genius.