Barry Joule says his friend Francis Bacon gave him a trove of sketches and paintings. Some experts aren’t so sure. The Great Read Barry Joule says his friend Francis Bacon gave him a trove of ...

A London Exhibition Delves Deeper into Francis Bacon’s ‘Human Presence’ Ephemera and other materials in the National Portrait Gallery show—letters, filmed interviews, the Rembrandt, photos ...

A Francis Bacon double self-portrait, a rare format for the artist, is coming to auction at Sotheby’s New York in May. Two Studies for a Self-Portrait (1970) is tagged at a hefty $22 to $30 million.

There is no exit from Francis Bacon’s early masterpiece “Painting, 1946,” a response to the horrors of WWII. Skip to main content. ... Photo editing and research by Kelsey Ables.

Francis Bacon (1909-1992) ... a panel from a triptych of 1973 self-portraits has Bacon base his likeness on a photo of a First World War bomb victim.

A rare portrait by celebrated painter Francis Bacon sold for £43.4 million ($52.8 million) at Sotheby’s London on Wednesday, the first time the artwork has been auctioned in its almost six ...

Francis Bacon at London’s Tate Gallery. 1 minute read. By TIME. October 1, 2008 12:00 AM EDT. ... rags, half-finished canvases and photos cut from magazines that he mined for ideas.

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. Francis Bacon, Gerhard Richter works bring in millions at auction - Los Angeles Times ...

Francis Bacon: A Self-Portrait in Words by Michael Peppiatt Thames & Hudson £40, 480 pages Join our online book group on Facebook at FT Books Café and subscribe to our podcast Life & Art ...

Francis Bacon had an affair with George Dyer, a burglar who broke into his house in South Kensington in 1963, and also painted the thief over several years.

A painting by Francis Bacon of his friend Lucian Freud has set a new world record price for an art auction, after selling for $142.4 million (£89 million).