Francis Bacon’s canvas of his lover sold for $70,3 million at Christie’s in London on Thursday night. That was the highest price paid for a single-panel work by the artist. Christie’s had expected Bacon’s painting to sell for $50 million. The 6-foot-tall 1966 canvas, “Portrait of George Dyer Talking,” was consigned by Mexican financier David […] More
Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” has been sold for a whopping $142 million at Christie’s evening sale of post-war and contemporary art and thus become the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Bacon’s triptych painting from 1969 sold after six minutes of fierce bidding, and now identity of new owner […] More
Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” has been sold for a whopping $142 million at Christie’s Tuesday evening sale of post-war and contemporary art and thus become the most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. Bacon’s triptych painting from 1969 sold after six minutes of fierce bidding, easily surpassing the previous record […] More
Although he was violent and had a sadistic streak and was a raging, Peter Lacy was the great love of Francis Bacon. And, now a 1962 portrait of Bacon’s love could fetch $40 million when goes on sale on 14 May 2013 in New York Sotheby’s Contemporary Art Evening Auction. The oil on canvas “Study […] More
In the wake of strong results throughout 2012, Sotheby’s has announced details of the forthcoming February Evening Auction of Contemporary Art. After finishing their third most successful year ever for global auctions and a new record for Contemporary Art (2012), which totalled $1.25 billion and saw a new record set for the work of any […] More
Home sales may be slowing and stocks may be volatile, but the art market is riding high, thanks to a surge of new collectors across Europe and Asia who feel confident about the value of everything from Ming vases to Mark Rothko paintings. Auctioneer Christie’s announced that its worldwide sales for the first half reached […] More
Andy Warhol’s First Self Portrait goes for $38 Million $38.4 million sale of the Andy Warhol’s first self-portrait, was the highlight of a Christie’s contemporary sale which totalled $301.7 million. Christie’s stormed ahead of rival Sotheby’s in a dramatic 65-lot sale which totalled $301.7 million against a pre-sale estimate of $214.8 – $299.3 million and sold […] More
Francis Bacon’s Triptych of Lucian Freud Sells for £23/$37/€27 million Salvador Dalí Portrait Fetches £13.5/$21.7/€15.9 million WORLD AUCTION RECORD FOR THE ARTIST & ANY SURREALIST WORK OF ART LONDON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 2011 – Tonight, Sotheby’s single-owner sale of Modern and Contemporary art, Looking Closely: A Private Collection, was held in a charged saleroom where […] More
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