DANIEL FARSON (BRITISH )

'JOHN DEAKIN'; FRANCIS BACON, THE FRENCH PUB, CIRCA 1960, PRINTED 1990S

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DANIEL FARSON (BRITISH )
'JOHN DEAKIN'; FRANCIS BACON, THE FRENCH PUB, CIRCA 1960, PRINTED 1990S
TWO GELATIN SILVER PRINTS, IMAGE SIZES 10¼ X 10¼ IN. AND 11¾ X 9½ IN., THE FORMER SIGNED, TITLED AND DATED CIRCA 1953 IN INK IN MARGIN. (2)

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THE PORTRAIT OF JOHN DEAKIN WAS ILLUSTRATED IN FARSON, THE GILDED GUTTER LIFE OF FRANCIS BACON.

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THESE PHOTOGRAPHS WERE PRINTED TO GIVE TO DAMIEN HIRST ON THE OCCASION WHEN DANIEL FARSON WAS TO MEET DAMIEN FOR THE FIRST TIME AND INTERVIEW HIM FOR THE MAIL ON SUNDAY. AFTER THREE DAYS OF MISSED APPOINTMENTS DURING WHICH FARSON HAD CARRIED THE PHOTOGRAPHS AROUND SOHO, HE GAVE THEM TO THE PRESENT OWNER AS APPRECIATION FOR HER WORK ON THE GILDED GUTTER LIFE OF FRANCIS BACON.

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