‘I’d go for a pint with Willem de Kooning and dinner with Francis Bacon’
A new biography sheds new light on the enigma that is Francis Bacon
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind
The artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clear
Blue plaque erected where Francis Bacon produced some of ‘finest work’
Memorial unveiled at London coach house on 108th anniversary of Irish artist’s birth
Will Francis Bacon’s ‘Red Pope’ break the €100m mark?
‘This painting gives me a shiver down my spine,’ says Christie’s chairman
Francis Bacon’s ‘Two Figures’ set for sale
Despite being cut in half, the painting is expected to fetch up to £7 million
Francis Bacon: ‘Sex and painting: that was his life’
In his memoir Michael Peppiatt describes Bacon’s hedonistic and masochistic lifestyle
Two Francis Bacon portraits to go on display for first time
Paintings will go on show at Sotheby’s after they were rediscovered in private collection
Bacon triptych sells for ‘landmark’ $45m in London
1967 painting by Irish-born artist of his lover George Dyer soars above guide price at London sale
Colourful start to international art auctions
International auction houses expect further blockbuster sales this year after ‘spectacular’ 2013
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