Francis, are you kiddin' me?!

I would never have to work another day of my life if I only had a Francis Bacon painting. This painting, Study for Head of George Dyer, sold at Sotheby's of London on July 1st for 27,473,048 US$. This was the highest price paid for a painting during the month of July.

If you're interested, go to ArtNet's auction results page to see the top ten prices paid at auction monthly. I was happy to see my boy Frans Hals representin' Northern Baroque in the hizzouse at #3 on the list.

Francis Bacon Back on Top

ArtNet's price database lists the two most expensive works of art sold at auction last month.  *cue drumroll*   Both of them are by Francis Bacon!  People can't get enough dark sexuality these days.  

Sotheby's of London sold Nude with a Figure in a Mirror for $38,758,011 USD on February 27th.  Surprisingly, it didn't go for as much or more than the #1 most expensive work of art sold during February by Christie's of London, one of Bacon's famous Triptych images, for which someone decided to shell-out $52,387,629 USD.  That's not chump change!  

Triptych was part of his series painted in the early-mid 1970's after the death of his partner.  Not a very happy subject-I always wonder where the people who purchase these pieces place them, if they are putting them in their homes.  This one isn't exactly something I'd want over my fireplace.