1960s Francis Bacon portrait of George Dyer sold for $27.7 million, leading Sotheby's spring New York contemporary art auction grossing $234.6 million.

A Francis Bacon portrait of his great love, George Dyer, sold for $27.7 million at Sotheby's spring sales in New York, topping the first night of contemporary art auctions which grossed $234.6 million. The artwork is part of a series of ten paintings made by Bacon between 1966 and 1968. Sotheby's aims to collect between $549 million and $784 million this week in New York, following good results in Europe.

May 14, 2024
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