Feb 25, 2021 | Art, Auctions
Even the illustrious, ivory tower world of private art sales took a hard hit from 2020. And maybe it’s a little of a relief to see that even the unimaginably wealthy have felt the need to tighten their belts this year too. The most expensive piece of art to sell...
Mar 21, 2016 | Art, News & Trending
Five paintings by British artist Francis Bacon were stolen from a Madrid home. The paintings, worth an estimated combined 23.2 million pounds or 30 million euros. This theft is the largest one to take place in Spain in the last several decades. Though the heist took...
Nov 22, 2013 | Articles, News & Trending
When Francis Bacon’s 1969 painting “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” was purchased for an astounding $142.4 million at Christie’s last week, it became the single most expensive work of art ever sold at auction. In the aftermath of this historic art sale, a complicated,...