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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
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