{"product_id":"9781912475568-only-too-much-is-enough","title":"Only Too Much Is Enough","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrancis Bacon in his own words\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Bacon's conversation was witty, provocative, and profound. In this volume, his long-time friend, curator, chronicler, and biographer has gathered Bacon's most memorable aphorisms, evoking both the force of the artist's personality and the range of his interests.\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Bacon and Michael Peppiatt were close friends for over thirty years. As Peppiatt, the editor of this volume, tells us in his illuminating Introduction, the two would regularly embark on night-time “odysseys around London and Paris”, “ordering extravagant vintages, raising toasts to all and sundry, talking and laughing immoderately.” \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrancis Bacon’s conversation was witty, provocative, and profound. In this volume, his long-time friend, curator, chronicler, and biographer has gathered Bacon’s most memorable aphorisms, evoking both the force of the artist’s personality and the range of his interests.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThese sayings, assembled for the first time in \u003ci\u003eOnly Too Much Is Enough\u003c\/i\u003e, form a brilliant accompaniment to Bacon’s works, conveying not only a sceptical and sometimes disquieting outlook on human relationships, but also keen insights into his creative process.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40983405166689,"sku":"9781912475568","price":13.77,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_29835467.jpg?v=1725783147","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/9781912475568-only-too-much-is-enough","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}