Ted Talks: Edward Onsloe, friend of Francis Bacon
The Estate of Francis Bacon
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In 2025, there are only six people alive whom Bacon painted. Interviewed by Martin Harrison, the wonderful Edward Onsloe (previously Ted Westfallen) describes his friendship with Bacon, sparked in the Soho gambling den where he worked and where Bacon was a patron, and how he came to be the subject of Study for Portrait (1969).
Our latest book, which features Ted:
Francis Bacon Retrieved: Lost Words / New Writing
Published 10th April 2025 in the UK (1st July 2025 in the USA)
The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing, supported by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco, in association with Thames & Hudson.
For more details on the book, including links to bookshops selling it in various countries, see: https://www.francis-bacon.com/retrieved
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Ted Talks: Edward Onsloe, friend of Francis Bacon
The Estate of Francis Bacon
25,428 views
In 2025, there are only six people alive whom Bacon painted. Interviewed by Martin Harrison, the wonderful Edward Onsloe (previously Ted Westfallen) describes his friendship with Bacon, sparked in the Soho gambling den where he worked and where Bacon was a patron, and how he came to be the subject of Study for Portrait (1969).
Our latest book, which features Ted:
Francis Bacon Retrieved: Lost Words / New Writing
Published 10th April 2025 in the UK (1st July 2025 in the USA)
The Estate of Francis Bacon Publishing, supported by the Francis Bacon MB Art Foundation Monaco, in association with Thames & Hudson.
For more details on the book, including links to bookshops selling it in various countries, see: https://www.francis-bacon.com/retrieved