As one of Britain’s foremost painters it is perhaps unsurprising that Francis Bacon could display an artistic temperament. But the depth of his loathing for his own art dealers at the Marlborough Gallery in London has been revealed through previously unheard tape recordings.
In a conversation with a friend in 1982, the artist can be heard dismissing them as “greedy” and “tricky”, as well as lacking “a certain politeness” towards him.
