Francis Bacon: Painter With a Double-Edged Sword
His pictures are ambiguous and among the most expensive ever brought to auction. They easily sell for millions of pounds and maintain a top position in the art market. Bacon is the UK’s most expensive artist at auction. Last week a single painting reached £21.6m ($33.3 million). Bacon’s artwork is provocative and perplexing. With a … Read more Francis Bacon: Painter With a Double-Edged Sword