Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud expected to sell for over £35m at auction
by Mark Brown from World news | The Guardian on (#60CN9)
Painting, based on black and white photograph, was last exhibited in 1965 when it was part of a triptych
A Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud not seen in public since it was first exhibited 57 years ago is to be auctioned with an estimated price of more than 35m.
Sotheby's on Wednesday announced what is believed to be the most valuable contemporary work to be offered in London in almost a decade.
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