Francis Bacon portrait of lover George Dyer to go on sale
Artist chose study to appear in first big retrospective in 1971. Dyer was found dead in couple’s hotel room 36 hours before show’s opening
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Artist chose study to appear in first big retrospective in 1971. Dyer was found dead in couple’s hotel room 36 hours before show’s opening
Francis Bacon’s Three Studies for a Portrait of George Dyer will be auctioned by Sotheby’s as part of its modern and contemporary art sale.
Coinciding with the re-opening of the National Portrait Gallery in London on 22 June, and forming part of their Portrait Mode programme, this summer
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The painting has become the most valuable work of art sold at auction in London this summer season so far, according to Sotheby’s.