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Feb. 16, 2012
Books
After dinner in private houses, Princess Margaret likes to sing Cole Porter.
April 10, 1994
Entertainment & Arts
Francis Bacon’s ‘Lucian Freud’ triptych breaks auction price records
Nov. 12, 2013
A painting by Francis Bacon sold at a Christie’s auction in London on Thursday for £42.4 million (about $70 million), exceeding the estimated selling price and representing a record price at auction for a single panel by the artist.
Feb. 14, 2014
Francis Bacon painting brings in about $70 million at auction
A three-panel painting by British artist Francis Bacon broke auction price records Tuesday at Christie’s in New York, garnering the most money --$142.4 million -- of any work ever sold at an auction.
Francis Bacon work tops Edvard Munch’s ‘The Scream’ for auction record
Nov. 13, 2013
A 1969 triptych by Francis Bacon was sold Tuesday for a whopping $142.4 million, breaking the record for a work of art sold at auction.
A triptych of paintings by Francis Bacon that depicts his close associate George Dyer brought in 26.7 million pounds (more than $45 million) in London on Monday, the highest selling item in a Sotheby’s auction of contemporary art that saw $159.3 million in total sales.
July 1, 2014
Elizabeth Springer Wrigley, 81, former director of the Francis Bacon Library in Claremont.
May 21, 1997