$15 million paid for Bacon work
From Reuters
A Francis Bacon painting fetched $15 million at Sotheby’s contemporary and postwar auction, smashing the record for the Dublin-born artist.
Bacon’s “Version No. 2 of Lying Figure With Hypodermic Syringe,” a powerful 1968 work, was bought by an anonymous telephone bidder, eclipsing the old record by some $5 million.
The work was one of 27 being sold Tuesday from the noteworthy Vanthournout collection, all of which found buyers.
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