{"id":10708,"date":"2014-01-16T16:30:14","date_gmt":"2014-01-16T16:30:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/blog\/?p=10708"},"modified":"2024-02-14T07:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:11:04","slug":"another-francis-bacon-painting-could-fetch-millions-at-auction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/2014\/01\/another-francis-bacon-painting-could-fetch-millions-at-auction\/","title":{"rendered":"Another Francis Bacon Painting Could Fetch Millions At Auction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>During the November sales, Francis Bacon\u2019s triptych depicting artist Lucian Freud fetched $142 million, the most expensive artwork sold in history.\u00a0 Next month, on February 13th, another important work by the artist will be hitting the auction block.\u00a0 \u201cPortrait of George Dyer Talking\u201d a work inspired by one of Bacon\u2019s lovers is estimated to reach $49.3 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/01\/15\/francis-bacon-auction_n_4602626.html?utm_hp_ref=arts\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" alt=\"o-PORTRAIT-OF-GEORGE-DYER-TALKING-570\" src=\"https:\/\/rehs.com\/eng\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/01\/o-PORTRAIT-OF-GEORGE-DYER-TALKING-570.jpg\" width=\"239\" height=\"322\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.huffingtonpost.com\/2014\/01\/15\/francis-bacon-auction_n_4602626.html?utm_hp_ref=arts\">Another Francis Bacon Painting Could Fetch Millions At Auction<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During the November sales, Francis Bacon\u2019s triptych depicting artist Lucian Freud fetched $142 million, the most expensive artwork sold in history.\u00a0 Next month, on February 13th, another important work by the artist will be hitting the auction block.\u00a0 \u201cPortrait of &hellip; 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