Francis Bacon was born on 22 January 1561 in London. He was the son of Sir Nicholas Bacon, keeper of the great seal for Elizabeth I. Bacon studied at Cambridge University and at Gray's Inn and ...
Who is Francis Bacon?
Francis Bacon (1909–92) was a maverick who rejected the preferred ... relationship with his parents – especially his father, who struggled with his son’s emerging homosexuality. This contributed to a ...
Poisonous feud between the artists who painted the town red: Behind the £35m sale of an iconic portrait lies the colourful tale of how Francis Bacon and Lucian Freud - once so ...
Like all good feuds, theirs began in a blizzard of mutual admiration that led some in London's bohemian circles to wonder if there was a romance.
Francis Bacon
But Francis was bored with his tutors and appalled ... But she did like his patron, the Earl of Essex. Essex treated Bacon like a son and was a good mentor until he led a revolt.
The Duke of Buckingham and Sir Francis Bacon
George Villiers, famous as the Duke of Buckingham, won the affection first of the king and then of his son Charles by his personal beauty ... the highest game should be aimed at. Francis Bacon, Lord ...
Francis Bacon's painting of Lucian Freud is set to go under the hammer with a guide price of £35MILLION after six decades in a private collection
A Francis Bacon painting is set to be auctioned off later this month, The portrait of Lucian Freud is expected to go for over £35 million on June 29 during a live-streamed auction.
Lost Art: Francis Bacon
Each week, a new story of loss is added Bacon found it difficult to stop working on his paintings; his canvases often became so clogged with pigment that they had to be discarded. He also routinely ...
Francis Bacon portrait unseen for 60 years to make auction debut
A Francis Bacon painting which has not been seen publicly for nearly six decades will be auctioned off later this month, having remained in the same private European collection for 40 years.
Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud expected to sell for over £35m at auction
Painting, based on black and white photograph, last exhibited in 1965 as part of a triptych A Francis Bacon portrait of ... And she’s had all these children just to prove she’s not homosexual.” ...
Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud sells for £43.3mn: Sothebys
A painting by Irish-born British artist Francis Bacon of fellow UK painter Lucian Freud sold on Wednesday for £43.3 million ($52.5 million, 50.2 million euros), according to Sotheby's auction house.
