Brutality of the Fact: An Interview with David Sylvester

Revelations from the famous British artist that painting is not so much a craft as it is a matter of chance and a direct continuation of life. The outstanding painter Francis Bacon found in David Sylvester, a British art historian and critic, an exceptionally insightful confidant who managed to establish a casual exchange of remarks in contemporary painting theory. This interview book has undergone several reissues since its first publication in 1975 and has become iconic not only in the art community but also far beyond it.