Francis Bacon by Lucian Freud
TIMES ARE GETTING HARD
A Lucian Freud portrait of his friend Francis Bacon has sold for £5.4 million at auction, significantly less than expected.
The unfinished work, one of only two oil paintings that Freud ever undertook of Bacon, had been predicted to fetch up to £7 million when it went under the hammer at Christie's in London.
Graham Sutherland, a mutual friend and artist, introduced Freud to Bacon in 1945, inviting them to his house. They formed a close friendship and saw much of one another in the following years.
Bacon had a great influence on the younger Freud and is often credited with liberating his style and fuelling his desire to depict human life.
(Various sources)
Bacon also painted Freud on several occasions
Portrait of Lucian Freud on Orange Couch 1965
I think Freud's art is horrible. Who makes the rule that something is worth millions and another is not worth a bean? Many a French artist starved back in the 1800's. Now the paintings are worth billions. Very peculiar. Does anyone out there have any answers for me please? I see the beauty in this face but I see beauty in everyone's face. So why is this any different?