Bacon masterpiece fetches record £43m

A Francis Bacon masterpiece broke the artist’s record at auction when it sold for £43m (€53.9m) in New York, Sotheby’s said today.

Bacon masterpiece fetches record £43m

A Francis Bacon masterpiece broke the artist’s record at auction when it sold for £43m (€53.9m) in New York, Sotheby’s said today.

The sale of 'Triptych', 1976, for $86.3m US (€56m) eclipsed the previous record set in 1962 by the $52.7m (€34m) paid for 'Study For Innocent X'.

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