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A three-panel masterpiece by Francis Bacon broke a record for contemporary art auctions Wednesday, selling for more than $86 million after three bidders vied for it, a spokeswoman for the auction house said.The $86,281,000 price for “Triptych, 1976″...
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Up for auction at Sothbey’s on 14 November will be a Francis Bacon painting of a bullfight, which is valued at more than $35 million. Origin of this game dates...
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At the age of 88, Maria Felix, the Mexican film star better known as La Dona, left this world. Also known as Mexican Marilyn Monroe, the late star acted in many films,...
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Angelina Jolie spent a whooping $400,000 on three art pieces at Guerilla artist Banksy’s Los Angeles show this week.
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M F Husain’s latest painting exhibition in London included two nude portrayals of Hindu goddesses. Mr. Husain did it again in the name of art. The angersand...
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Playfuls has published a wonderful list of 10 most expensive paintings sold at auction worldwide. Picasso tops the chart with its 104.2 million ‘Garcon a la...
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This beautiful painting features in the wine paintings of the artist, Charles Kaufman. The artist has a very keen interest in portraying women with wine and his gallery...
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The Sotheby’s auction house sold one of the Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington for $8.1 million. The portrait was among 16 paintings and four sculptures...
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We, as being the mortals, perish but the works of art are immortalized by the artists. A Francis Bacon painting is soon going to be immortalized owing to apt and subtle...
made popular Mar 25 2008
I have already listed Francis Bacon’s Bullfight painting and his self portrait in my list of top 10 most hyped auction sales of 2007. Now, a three-part painting...
made popular Jan 8 2008
Up for auction at Sothbey’s on 14 November will be a Francis Bacon painting of a bullfight, which is valued at more than $35 million. Origin of this game dates...
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