| Francis Bacon Auction Results
Francis Bacon Auction Archive
Auction Results| Premium is the auction house commission. It is added to the winning bid and charged to the buyer. To allow a comparison of winning bids and auction house estimates, the amounts below do not include buyer's premium, unless explicitly stated. Only contemporary art auctions after November 1, 2006 are included. The results do not include all actions at all auction houses. |
| Christie's, Post-War and Contemporary Evening, London, June 30, 2009
| | Lot: 26 |  | Study for Portrait
oil on canvas 21¼ x 18½in. (54 x 47cm.) Painted c... more | Estimate: £800,000 - £1,200,000| Premium: 17.6% | £130,050 | | Result with premium: | £870,050 |
| £740,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Day, London, June 26, 2009
| | Lot: 106 |  | Corner Of The Studio
52.5 by 40.5cm.; 20 3/4 by 15 7/8 in. ink and wash on paper | Estimate: £100,000 - £150,000| Premium: 21.5% | £18,250 | | Result with premium: | £103,250 |
| £85,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, London, February 11, 2009
| | Lot: 11 |  | Man in Blue VI (1954) oil on canvas 60 1/8 x 46in. (152.7 x 116.8cm.) | Estimate: £4,000,000 - £6,000,000 | unsold/withdrawn | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 12, 2008
| | Lot: 27 |  | Study for Self-Portrait (1964) oil on canvas 60 x 55 in. (152.4 x 140 cm.) | No Estimate Published | unsold/withdrawn | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 14, 2008
| | Lot: 33 |  | Triptych, 1976
oil and pastel on canvas in three parts | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $9,281,000 | | Result with premium: | $86,281,000 |
| $77,000,000 | | Christie's, Post-War And Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 13, 2008
| | Lot: 10 |  | Three Studies for Self-Portrai...
| Estimate: $25,000,000 - $35,000,000| Premium: 12.2% | $3,041,000 | | Result with premium: | $28,041,000 |
| $25,000,000 | | Lot: 39 |  | Study of Portrait of John Edwa...
| Estimate: $4,000,000 - $6,000,000| Premium: 13.0% | $521,000 | | Result with premium: | $4,521,000 |
| $4,000,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Day, London, New Bond Street, February 28, 2008
| | Lot: 152 |  | Untitled (Landscape)
oil on fibreboard | Estimate: £80,000 - £120,000| Premium: 20.3% | £40,500 | | Result with premium: | £240,500 |
| £200,000 | | Lot: 153 |  | Untitled (Head)
oil on fibreboard | Estimate: £200,000 - £300,000| Premium: 17.1% | £68,500 | | Result with premium: | £468,500 |
| £400,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, London, New Bond Street, February 27, 2008
| | Lot: 11 |  | Study of Nude with Figure in a...
oil on canvas | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | £2,156,500 | | Result with premium: | £19,956,500 |
| £17,800,000 | | Lot: 12 |  | Study for a Portrait
oil on canvas | Estimate: £1,500,000 - £2,000,000| Premium: 13.1% | £236,500 | | Result with premium: | £2,036,500 |
| £1,800,000 | | Lot: 46 |  | Studio Interior
pastel and pencil on paper | Estimate: £200,000 - £300,000| Premium: 20.3% | £30,500 | | Result with premium: | £180,500 |
| £150,000 | | Christie's, Post War and Contemporary Art Evening Sale, London, King Street, February 6, 2008
| | Lot: 35 |  | Triptych 1974-1977
oil, pastel and Letraset on canvas, in three part... more | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | £2,840,500 | | Result with premium: | £26,340,500 |
| £23,500,000 | | Lot: 37 |  | Untitled (Head)
oil on canvas14 x 12in. (35.5 x 30.5cm.)Painted c... more | Estimate: £500,000 - £750,000| Premium: 16.3% | £78,100 | | Result with premium: | £558,100 |
| £480,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 14, 2007
| | Lot: 19 |  | Self Portrait
Canvas, Oil | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $3,581,000 | | Result with premium: | $33,081,000 |
| $29,500,000 | | Lot: 29 |  | Second Version of Study for Bu...
Canvas, Oil | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $4,961,000 | | Result with premium: | $45,961,000 |
| $41,000,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Evening, London, New Bond Street, June 21, 2007
| | Lot: 13 |  | Self Portrait
Canvas, Oil | Estimate: £8,000,000 - £12,000,000| Premium: 12.1% | £2,330,000 | | Result with premium: | £21,580,000 |
| £19,250,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, May 15, 2007
| | Lot: 22 |  | Study from Innocent X
Canvas, Oil | No Estimate Published| Premium: 12.1% | $5,680,000 | | Result with premium: | $52,680,000 |
| $47,000,000 | | Sotheby's, Contemporary Art Evening, New York, November 14, 2006
| | Lot: 5 |  | Version No. 2 of Lying Figure ...
Canvas, Oil | Estimate: $9,000,000 - $12,000,000| Premium: 12.1% | $1,624,000 | | Result with premium: | $15,024,000 |
| $13,400,000 |
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