Question

In the years after World War II, Francis Bacon’s paintings evoked the horrors of war and human suffering through ______________.

a. expressive images of distorted figures
b. raw, heavily worked abstract forms
c. biomorphic images that held personal symbolism
d. large scale murals inspired by Renaissance frescoes

Answer 1

a. expressive images of distorted figures.

Step-by-step explanation:

Francis Bacon was an Irish painter who became particularly known for his use of emotionally charged images. Many of these show intense, raw emotions that are associated with bleakness and suffering. He became well-known during the interwar period and after WWII, as his painting were considered to accurately depict the horrors of war and human suffering that the world experienced during these years. His most famous painting is the 1944 triptych Three Studies for Figures at the Base of a Crucifixion.