Mike Francis
ARTIST: Michael ‘Mike’ Francis (1938-) British
TITLE: “Morning Shave”
SIGNED: lower left
MEDIUM: oil on board
SIZE: 79cm x 32cm framed
CONDITION: very good
PRICE: £sold
DETAIL: Mike Francis studied at St Martins School of Art, born in Tooting South London in 1938. He started working in the 1950’s as a studio apprentice in Denman Street Soho. In Soho he became friends with Francis Bacon whilst drinking at The Lyric & The White Hart. He captured every day life in Soho with his paintings.1972 brought Francis success when he won the National Gallery’s 150th-anniversary poster award – the only contemporary artist’s work to appear on a National Gallery poster.From 1974 his work was shown at various exhibitions and art fairs in Paris, Basle, Cologne, Stockholm, Munich, Washington DC, New York and London. His first solo exhibition was in 1977 at the Museum Of Modern Art in Paris. Described as a realist, Francis’ work, although technically real, also conveys his dry sense of humour, adding a new dimension to familiar images, dreams and fantasies.
