Only Too Much Is Enough

Francis Bacon and Michael Peppiatt were close friends for over thirty years. As Peppiatt, the editor of this volume, tells us in his illuminating Introduction, the two would regularly embark on night-time odysseys around London and Paris, ordering extravagant vintages, raising toasts to all and sundry, talking and laughing immoderately. Francis Bacons conversation was witty, provocative, and profound. In this volume, his long-time friend, curator, chronicler, and biographer has gathered Bacons most memorable aphorisms, evoking both the force of the artists personality and the range of his interests. These sayings, assembled for the first time in Only Too Much Is Enough, form a brilliant accompaniment to Bacons works, conveying not only a sceptical and sometimes disquieting outlook on human relationships, but also keen insights into his creative process.