125 posts tagged francis bacon
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Rothko and Neutra Sell Big at Christie's
http://www.luxist.com/ 2008/ 05/ 14/ rothko-and-neutra-sell-big-at-christies/Filed under: Auctions, Art The economy may be slumping but you wouldn't know that from the numbers being racked up at Christie's. The auction house rang in strong numbers on Tuesday night for their spring Contemporary Art Auction which my colleague, Jared Paul Stern mentioned earlier this month.
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In separate events, Qatar’s ruling family buys $72.8M Rothko, $52.7M Bacon, $19M Hirst
http://artobserved.com/ in-separate-events-qatar%e2%80%99s-ruling-family-buys-72…Image via Bloomberg On May 4th, The Art Newspaper revealed the buyers of five of last year’s highest priced artworks at auction. The Al-Thani ruling family of Qatar was one of the previously anonymous buyers of three of these through Sotheby’s in May and June of 2007.
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Happiness and Wisdom
http://www.quoteoftheday.ca/ quote-of-the-day/ happiness-and-wisdom/There is a difference between happiness and wisdom: he that thinks himself the happiest man is really so; but he that thinks himself the wisest is generally the greatest fool. Author: Sir Francis Bacon
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Francis Bacon As A Young Designer
http://www.nypl.org/ blogs/ 2008/ 04/ 29/ francis-bacon-young-designerFrancis Bacon As A Young Designer Posted April 29th, 2008 by Paula Baxter in Design design history Francis Bacon Mark Stevens popular culture Bacon (1909-1992) is known for being a self-taught “force” in modern figurative painting. His subjects often provoke unease in viewers for their gritty, fleshy looks at the human figure laid bare psychologically.
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Insights From A Scholar
http://www.nypl.org/ blogs/ 2008/ 04/ 24/ insights-scholarInsights From A Scholar Posted April 24th, 2008 by Paula Baxter in Art Deco Design design history English Art Francis Bacon Mark Stevens popular culture The Library is home to the Cullman Center for Scholars and Writers. Every year, a new group comes in with fascinating projects, and work extensively with the Research Library’s collections.
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Turning A Corner in the 1930s
http://www.nypl.org/ blogs/ 2008/ 05/ 01/ turning-corner-1930sTurning A Corner in the 1930s Posted May 1st, 2008 by Paula Baxter in Design design history English Art Francis Bacon Mark Stevens popular culture Francis Bacon had a studio showroom in South Kensington that was reproduced in a 1930 issue of The Studio.
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Contemporary Art Auctions This Week: Recession-Proof?
http://blixity.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 10/ contemporary-art-auctions-this-week-…Contemporary Art Auctions This Week: Recession-Proof? May 10, 2008 Next Tuesday and Wednesday, NY auction houses Christie’s and Sotheby’s (respectively) hold their Spring sales for Post-War and Contemporary art. Smaller lots and tighter selections at both houses indicate cautious optimism as the U.S.
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Boldness
http://understatedpriorities.blogspot.com/ 2008/ 05/ boldness.htmlFrom "The Oxford Book of Aphorisms" In civil business; what first? boldness; what second and third? boldness; and yet boldness is a child of ignorance and baseness. Sir Francis Bacon, 'Of Boldness', Essays, 1597-1625 Often, the more successful legislators are bold; they are outspoken and aggressive.
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$70 Million Francis Bacon Stars in Sotheby's Sale
http://www.luxist.com/ 2008/ 05/ 08/ 70-million-francis-bacon-stars-in-sothebys-…Filed under: Auctions, Art A Francis Bacon triptych painted in 1976 is expected to fetch about $70 million in the star sale of Sotheby's Contemporary Art auction in New York on May 14. If the work, billed as the most important privately-held Bacon extant, does max out despite all the hand-wringing
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Buzz Carlton
http://bcarlton.podbean.com/ 2008/ 05/ 07/ buzz-carlton/http://phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?id=276836573&s=143441
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