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Francis Bacon’s studio bric-a-brac on show in Brussels
As Ireland helms the troubled EU, bric-a-brac from the studio of Irish-born artist Francis Bacon, who came to exemplify angst in 20th century Europe, goes on show in Brussels this week. Photos of a zebra carcass and an elephant foetus, of artist friends Lucian Freud and Salvador Dali, as well…
Francis Bacon work fetches $44.9 million in New York
NEW YORK — A Francis Bacon painting of a man and his reflection brought in $44.9 million at Sotheby’s in New York, capping a week of breathtaking sales in the luxury art market. Bacon’s “Figure Writing Reflected in a Mirror” was one of the three pillars at the Manhattan auction…
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