A highlight of this summer’s art season in London will be the sale of an extraordinary portrait by one of Britain’s greatest artists of the 20th century—Francis Bacon—depicting another—Lucian Freud.

Francis Bacon, “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” (1969) (screenshot via christies.com) As Christie’s preps to sell off Francis Bacon’s “Three Studies of Lucian Freud” for a possible record price of $100 ...

Francis Bacon’s 1964 portrait of fellow British artist Lucian Freud sold for £43.4 million (US$52.8 million) at its debut auction Wednesday at Sotheby’s in London. The price, which included fees, was ...

A Francis Bacon painting of Lucian Freud has sold for a record-breaking £43.4 million at auction. The work, Study For Portrait Of Lucian Freud, had not been seen in public for almost 60 years and was ...

“Conversations” devotes two floors of the Marlborough gallery to the work of Lucian Freud and Francis Bacon, placing work from the two 20th century giants next to each other. The gallery, which has ...

A 1964 portrait of Lucian Freud by fellow British artist Francis Bacon will make its auction debut later this month at Sotheby’s in London with an estimate above £35 million (US$42.4 million). The ...

A rare portrait by celebrated painter Francis Bacon will go on auction this month at Sotheby's London for the first time in the artwork's history."Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud," painted in 1964, ...

The British painter is still in his studio, 365 days a year. In a late turn to self-portraiture, he has turned his scrutiny on himself. By Elizabeth Fullerton A major London exhibition asks viewers to ...