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Published 15 May 2013 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A 1968 oil painting by German artist Gerhard Richter has set a new record in New York for the highest auction price achieved by a work by a living artist. Richter's photo-painting Domplatz, Mailand (Cathedral Square, Milan) sold for $37.1 million (£24.4 million) at Tuesday's sale. Tobias Meyer of Sotheby's called the price "a major accomplishment". Richter, 81, also held the previous record for the top price fetched at auction by a living artist. His abstract painting, Abstraktes Bild , sold for £21.3m in 2012. Sotheby's described Domplatz, Mailand, which depicts a cityscape painted in a style that suggests a blurred photograph, as a "masterpiece of 20th Century art" and the "epitome" of the artist's 1960s photo-painting canon. The price achieved was more than 10 times as much as the then-record $3.5m … [Read more...] about Richter painting breaks record for living artist

Published 11 February 2011 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A painting by Francis Bacon of his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud has sold at auction for £23m ($37m) - three times the pre-sale estimate. The triptych, Three Studies For A Portrait Of Lucian Freud, went to an anonymous buyer at Sotheby's in London. Cheyenne Westphal, from Sotheby's, said it was "an artwork that radiates 'wall-power'". The sale also saw a Salvador Dali painting reach £13.5m - a new record for any Surrealist work at auction. The price for Portrait de Paul Eluard smashes the previous record for Dali of £4.1m, which was set in London just 24 hours earlier. Bidding war Bacon and Freud met in 1945 and became close companions, painting each other on a number of occasions. Three Studies For A Portrait Of Lucian Freud has been kept in private since shortly after its completion in … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud sells for £23m

Published 15 September 2017 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A Francis Bacon painting valued at £60m is to be seen in public for the first time for 45 years when it goes under the hammer next month. His Study of Red Pope 1962, 2nd Version 1971 was the last in the artist's famous series of papal portraits. It was exhibited in Paris in 1971, six months after it was painted, and then in Dusseldorf the following year. It has been in the hands of a private European collector since 1973 but will be auctioned by Christie's in October. For the painting, Bacon revisited Study of Red Pope 1962, which was itself inspired by Diego Velázquez's 1650 masterpiece Portrait of Pope Innocent X. For the revised version, Bacon added another figure - a reflection of the artist's partner George Dyer. 'A tragic premonition' Less than two days before Bacon's Paris retrospective … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon’s final Pope painting comes to light after 45 years

Published 19 July 2017 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Spanish police say they have recovered three of five paintings by Francis Bacon that were stolen in 2015. The five works by the Irish-born British artist are estimated to be worth more than €25m (£22m; $29m). Ten people have been arrested in the investigation. The works were stolen from the Madrid home of José Capelo and belonged to him, a friend of Bacon. It is thought to be the biggest theft of contemporary art in Spain. Bacon died in Madrid in 1992, aged 82. Born in Dublin in 1909, Bacon had no formal training as a painter but became one of the most prominent artists of his era. He died of a heart attack. The Madrid burglars also stole a safe from Capelo's home, containing jewels and other precious items. He was away in London at the time. The police investigation is continuing. London connection … [Read more...] about Spanish police recover three stolen Francis Bacon paintings

Published 27 June 2013 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Two works by British artist Francis Bacon, including the first painting he ever sold, have fetched more than £21m at a London auction. Head III, which sold for £150 at Bacon's first solo show 54 years ago, was bought for £10.4m by an American private collection. It had been estimated to sell for between £5m and £7m. A 1966 triptych portrait of Isabel Rawsthorne - Bacon's friend, muse and lover - went for £11.3m. Bacon and Rawsthorne became acquainted during preparations for their first solo shows at London's Hanover Gallery in 1949. The work had been estimated to sell for somewhere in the region of £10m to £15m. Other items included in Sotheby's contemporary art sale included David Hockney's colourful tribute to his home country, Double East Yorkshire, which fetched £3.4m - £400,000 more than its … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon paintings make £21m at London auction

Published 16 February 2012 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing A nude portrait by Francis Bacon, of the Soho model Henrietta Moraes, has sold for £21m at Christie's in London. The painting had been in the hands of a private collector and has not been seen in public for 15 years. The amount was one of the highest fetched by a work of post-war contemporary art at Christie's. The current record for a Bacon was set at Sotheby's in New York in May 2008, when one of the Irish-born artist's Triptychs sold for $86.3m (£55m). Bacon painted more than a dozen portraits of Moraes, a familar Soho denizen who also posed for Lucien Freud. Francis Outred, of Christie's, said the painting sold this week was "one of the most seductive and sexually-charged" he had ever encountered. The £21.3m price - paid by an anonymous bidder - was more than £1m above the auction house's top … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon nude portrait sells for £21m

Published 27 April 2015 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Two self-portraits by Francis Bacon are going on public display for the first time after being rediscovered in a private collection, before being sold. Although experts knew the works by the late painter existed, they had no idea who had bought them. Descendants of the original owner have decided to sell the paintings, which are expected to fetch up to £15m each. The artworks are titled Self-Portrait 1975 and Three Studies for Self-Portrait (1980). A Bacon painting featuring his friend and fellow artist Lucian Freud, became the most expensive artwork ever sold at auction when it fetched $142m (£89m) in New York in 2013. Oliver Barker, Sotheby's senior international specialist in contemporary art, described the discovery of the portraits as "a pretty extraordinary collecting moment". "(Art dealer) … [Read more...] about Rediscovered Francis Bacon portraits up for auction

Published 2 July 2015 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Two self-portraits by Francis Bacon kept hidden in a private collection for many years sold for a combined £30m at a sale at Sotheby's in London. Self-Portrait (1975) and Three Studies for Self-Portrait (1980) were known to exist but it was not known who owned them. The descendents of the collector decided to put them up for auction earlier this year. The sale also saw Andy Warhol's One Dollar Bill fetch £20.9m. Bacon's Self-Portrait 1975 sold for £15.3m, while the triptych Three Studies for Self-Portrait reached £14.7m. But the artist's Study for a Pope I failed to attract high enough bids to meet the reserve, having had an estimate of £25-35m. It was one of six pope paintings he created for an exhibition at the Tate in 1961. "It wasn't the night for that one picture," said Oliver Barker, … [Read more...] about Francis Bacon portraits held privately sold for £30m

It’s no surprise that the Love Island class of 2022 are studded with various famous connections. The iconic ITV2 dating show is known for making stars, from Molly Mae Hague to Maura Higgins, who both landed various jobs after the show along with brand sponsorships. But plenty of contestants have been famous even before their villa stint, including EastEnders legend Danny Dyer’s daughter Dani. This year is no difference, with footie ace Michael Owen’s daughter Gemma heading into the Majorcan paradise. She’s far from the only one with some famous connections, however - and Daily Star takes a look into the star-studded cast. Luca Bish’s famous exes Despite the show regularly catapulting stars to fame, it seems fishmonger Luca Bish is well used to the spotlight, as he used to date Strictly Come Dancing ’s Saffron Barker. They went out for a “few months”, and were even spotted in a cosy snap together cuddled up in bed as they told fans "good night" in an old snap. … [Read more...] about Love Island 2022 stars’ famous connections – Jack Grealish, Patsy Palmer and A-list exes

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