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Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud sells for £43 million

A Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud has sold for a record-breaking £43.4 million at auction.

Evening Standard

Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud sets records in £43.4 million sale

The painting has become the most valuable work of art sold at auction in London this summer season so far, according to Sotheby’s.

The Independent UK

Destination masterpiece: 75 great artworks to see across the UK

From a Nubian god in Edinburgh to a Banksy in Bristol, our critics choose the most intriguing and important paintings, sculptures, installations for you to take in this summer

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Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud set to sell for millions at auction

A Francis Bacon portrait of fellow painter – and Soho drinking buddy – Lucian Freud that has not been seen for more than half-a-century is expected to sell for more than £35 million this month.

Evening Standard

Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud expected to sell for over £35m at auction

Painting, based on black and white photograph, last exhibited in 1965 as part of a triptych

The Guardian - UK

Francis Bacon portrait unseen for 60 years to make auction debut

Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud was painted by British artist Bacon in 1964

The Independent UK

Tate returning Francis Bacon archive after researchers raise ‘credible doubts’

The collection was donated in 2004 by Barry Joule, a close friend of the artist.

The Independent UK

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Thrifty summer: free films, folk and standup – 25 cost-free ways to enjoy arts in the UK

You don’t have to shell out to enjoy the best in music, film, theatre, art and comedy – from a Francis Bacon in Aberdeen to Notting Hill’s unique and spectacular carnival

The Guardian - UK

Newcastle in theatrical box seat as Carl Caulfield prepares to premiere two plays

Get set to see Caulfield's new works 'The Fine Art of Deception' and 'Creativity'.

Newcastle Herald

For the record

This week’s corrections

The Guardian - UK

Letters: more Tory MPs must stand up to Boris Johnson

Caroline Nokes called for the prime minister’s resignation, but surely she isn’t the only one who is listening to constituents

The Guardian - UK

Nicolas Cage faces off with a new foe: Himself

“Metropolis.”

The Independent UK

Large Francis Bacon collection to be donated to Paris' Pompidou

The national archives of the Centre Pompidou in Paris is to receive a large collection of works donated by a close friend of the British painter Francis Bacon. Barry Joule said he had chosen to the French museum as a recipient instead of the Tate gallery in London after he…

Radio France Internationale

Let’s be honest - faiths divide us. It can be hard to see the ties that bind

As Easter, Ramadan and Passover festivals converge, it was a week in which I got to test my convictions

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Friend of Francis Bacon snubs the Tate to give art works to Paris instead

Barry Joule says he is cancelling plans to donate a collection to the UK gallery because it failed to exhibit works in earlier gift

Evening Standard

Things to do in London this Easter: Your guide to cracking the Bank Holiday weekend

A heatwave and a bank holiday? London, let’s do this. From free festivals to rooftop raves, David Ellis on how to smash Easter

The Guardian - UK

‘This is art for the penthouses of oligarchs’ – Damien Hirst: Natural History review

The artist’s progress from raw young punk to pretentious money-lover is on show in this collection of formaldehyde works. Even the shark is getting very shrunken around the mouth

Evening Standard

Londoner’s Diary: Nasty niff gets up noses in wealthy Knightsbridge

Today’s Diary: Smelling a rat in Knightsbridge / Francis Bacon at the RA / Delia Smith’s distaste for other TV chefs / Parliamentary book club channels Fincher’s Fight Club

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The Guardian - UK

A Century of the Artist’s Studio: 1920-2020 review – congealing palettes, fading light and magic

From Frida Kahlo’s sickbed to Cindy Sherman’s Manhattan loft and Picasso’s 60s chateau, this superb show exploring where artists work is nothing less than a portal into their minds

Evening Standard

The Leader podcast: Why this Francis Bacon show’s been given a ‘trigger warning’

A new Francis Bacon exhibition at the Royal Academy in London is considered so extreme it’s been given a ‘trigger warning’.

The Guardian - UK

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast review – the brutal truth

The painter’s preoccupation with our animal urges is laid bare in this magnificent collection of nightmarish brutes and lovers in torment

The Guardian - UK

From Parallel Mothers to Francis Bacon: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s Spanish melodrama or beastly visions you’re after, our critics have your plans for the week covered

The Guardian - UK

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast review – ‘I want to run away, but I can’t stop looking’

Animal cries and distorted bodies confront us at every turn in this dramatic survey of the artist’s shocking paintings

Evening Standard

Francis Bacon: Man and Beast at the Royal Academy review: astonishingly potent

The first show to focus on the painter since 2008 shows his unsettling understanding of humans as animals

The Independent UK

Francis Bacon – Man and Beast review: Post-Holocaust surrealism that still feels raw and challenging

Co-curated by writer Michael Peppiatt, author of one of the more entertaining Bacon memoirs, this exhibition at the Royal Academy is the first to look at Bacon ‘through the lens of his fascination with animals’

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