#1
$142.4M
$142,400,000
November 2013Christie'sNew York
Set world record for any artwork at auction (broken by Salvator Mundi in 2017). Depicts fellow artist Lucian Freud.
Source: Christie's
British-Irish · 1909–1992
2 record-breaking sales – These works set auction records when sold.
Set world record for any artwork at auction (broken by Salvator Mundi in 2017). Depicts fellow artist Lucian Freud.
One of Bacon's late triptychs featuring distorted figures. Set record for post-war art at the time.
Inspired by Greek tragedy. Sold during pandemic via livestream auction.
Figurative painter known for raw, unsettling imagery and distorted figures.
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