Number 63 Baggot Street, in the heart of the city’s Georgian core, was the childhood home of the painter Francis Bacon. Over ...

It’s the pity of it that hits you. The very last work in the National Portrait Gallery’s new exhibition of Francis Bacon’s portraits is like a gut punch. Triptych May-June 1973 is atypical ...

Medardo Rosso (1858–1928), an Italian-French sculptor and photographer, influenced art around 1900. His work impacted sculpture history, though he remains less recognized today. While there were fewer ...

From ultra contemporary to an Indian Modernist master, here are the most expensive lots sold at auction in March 2025 ...

Francis Bacon was one of the most renowned painters of the 20th century (not to be confused with the philosopher of the same name). Born in Ireland at the turn of the century, his work became famous ...

Francis Bacon warned that “False friends are more dangerous than open enemies.” For roughly the past 20 years, America has been dealing with a questionable ally: Turkey. Since Recep Tayyip ...

Ceramics specialist Steven Moore said he would love to see a piece of furniture designed by the painter Francis Bacon in the 1930s. Although it had been photographed at the time, and a few of his ...

Recorded in 1965, Julian Jebb interviews Francis Bacon about his contemporaries in the art world, his working practices and his personal philosophies. Show more Recorded in 1965, this pilot for a ...