BACON & FREUD MAKE HISTORY: $142.4 MILLION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Above: Francis Bacon in his studio.  Below: The money shot. 

Francis Bacon Triptych – Study of Lucien Freud– most expensive art work sold at auction: $142.4 million. Not bad for a drunk. Read the New York Times article by  Carol Vogel.