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Feb 6 2008 5:07PM EST

Bacon Sets at Record at Christie's London

The auction results from Christie's post-war and contemporary sale in London are in — an evening auction across the pond translates to an afternoon one on the East Coast — and Francis Bacon, robbed of the record for a contemporary work at auction mere minutes after assuming it in May 2007, has wrested a new one: highest price for a post-war work of art sold in Europe. Triptych 1974-77, which depicts the artist's lover, George Dyer, variously contorted at the center of each of three canvases, fetched $51.7 million.

%28Left%29%20-%20Francis%20Bacon%20%20Triptych%201974-77.jpg %28Centre%29%20-%20Francis%20Bacon%20%20Triptych%201974-77.jpg %28Right%29%20Francis%20Bacon%20%20Triptych%201974-77.jpg
Francis Bacon, Triptych 1974-77, Photo Credit: Christie's Images Ltd. 2008

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