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Rare rugs on show from deceased artist Francis Bacon

The haunting paintings for which Francis Bacon was famed throughout Europe may soon have to compete for his infamy as rare rugs produced by the deceased artist go on display for the first time.

Having been hidden in private collections for decades due to Bacon’s belief that his earlier works were vastly inferior to his later pieces, it is clear that the appearance of the three rugs dating back to the 1929 when Bacon decorated homes throughout London demonstrate the influences and direction for the use of motifs thoughout his later work.

Despite the artist having attempted to destory his early artworks, these pieces will form a tremendously exciting display for many visitors to the Tate Modern exhibition that opens on October 26.

This is because, according to curator of Modern Art and Head of Displays Matthew Gale, very few people are aware that Bacon started out in interior design as the artist shied away from the discipline in later life.

Gale says: “These works show him linked to a European modernist tradition, with a debt to Picasso and building on cubism as he made the shift from decorator to painter.”

Stunning pieces, go to visit the Tate and be inspired; then come back and decorate for all you’re worth.

This hardy, good-looking rug will start you off as a great centrepiece.

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