Francis Bacon Three Studies of a Portrait of John Edwards

3. Francis Bacon. Auction sales of $236.5 million in first half 2014. Source: artnet

Francis Bacon’s Three Studies of a Portrait of John Edwards (1984) was bought at Christie’s New York Post-War and Contemporary Evening Sale (May 13, 2014) for $80,805,000.


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