The Irish Times

‘I’d go for a pint with Willem de Kooning and dinner with Francis Bacon’

A new biography sheds new light on the enigma that is Francis Bacon

Sun Jan 24 2021 - 05:00

The artist’s work is visceral yet beautiful, as a major new show in Paris makes clear

Sat Sept 28 2019 - 05:00

Memorial unveiled at London coach house on 108th anniversary of Irish artist’s birth

Sat Oct 28 2017 - 16:04

‘This painting gives me a shiver down my spine,’ says Christie’s chairman

Sat Sept 30 2017 - 00:00

Despite being cut in half, the painting is expected to fetch up to £7 million

Sat Feb 06 2016 - 00:00

In his memoir Michael Peppiatt describes Bacon’s hedonistic and masochistic lifestyle

Sat Oct 24 2015 - 11:00

Paintings will go on show at Sotheby’s after they were rediscovered in private collection

Mon Apr 27 2015 - 15:33

Sat Jul 05 2014 - 00:00

1967 painting by Irish-born artist of his lover George Dyer soars above guide price at London sale

Tue Jul 01 2014 - 09:26

International auction houses expect further blockbuster sales this year after ‘spectacular’ 2013

Sat Jan 25 2014 - 02:00

Sat May 18 2013 - 02:00