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Francis Bacon in Paris in 1987. Photograph: Raphael Gaillarde/Gamma-Rapho via Getty
Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind

A MAJOR EXHIBITION IN PARIS, SPANNING THE FINAL TWO DECADES OF THE ARTIST’S WORK,  MAKES CLEAR THE VISCERAL AUTOBIOGRA(...)

Ellie O’Sullivan, aged 10, from Gaelscoil Inse Chór at the launch of Culture Date with Dublin 8 at the Irish National War Memorial Gardens. Photograph: Marc O’Sullivan
Make a culture date with Dublin 8

Two, four, six, eight, who do we appreciate? Actually, it’s all about the last number next weekend. Eight. As in Dublin 8. D8. Or DO8 as it seems doom(...)

Head of a Boy: Lucian Freud’s portrait under the hammer at Sotheby’s. Photograph: Michael Bowles/Getty
Lucian Freud portrait of Guinness heir as a boy sells for €6.7m

A Lucian Freud portrait of the late Guinness heir Garech Browne as a boy has been sold in London for €6.7 million. Head of a Boy was painted in 1956, (...)

‘A jewel of a painting’: Lucian Freud’s Head of a Boy, a portrait of the young Garech Browne. Photograph: Sotheby’s
Rare Lucian Freud portrait of Guinness heir as a boy expected to sell for over €7m

The late Guinness heir Garech Browne was proud of his portrait by Lucian Freud, which shows him as a young boy with a thatch of blond hair. Browne, w(...)

Pablo Picasso’s T’te d’Arlequin, which was among a trove of artworks stolen from Rotterdam’s Kunsthal museum, was believed to have turned up. File photograph: Courtesy ABC
Stolen Picasso found in Romania may be fake
  • Europe
  • November 18, 2018, 15:19

A stolen painting believed to be T’te d’Arlequin by Pablo Picasso that turned up in Romania may be fake, according to reports. In one of the art worl(...)

Glen Matlock: “I think Sam Neill would make a great James Bond”
Glen Matlock: On My Culture Radar

Favourite current book? I’m halfway through A Walk on the Wild Side by Nelson Algren. It’s about Fitz Linkhorn, a ne’er-do-well from the American Mid(...)

Bookseller Bob Johnston at home in his Malahide cottage. Photograph: Eoin Rafferty
At home with Gutter Bookshop’s Bob Johnston: ‘We love antiques and bargains’

Brighton born Bob Johnston has lived in Dublin for almost 20 years. In 2009 he set up The Gutter Bookshop in Temple Bar, followed by a second branch i(...)

Lucian Freud, Bella and Esther, 1988, oil on canvas, from the artist’s private collection, can be seen as part of The Freud Project at the Irish Museum of Modern Art.
A guide to what’s on this weekend
  • Film
  • December 22, 2017, 00:00

The Sound of Music Bord Gáis Energy Theatre, Dublin, until Saturday, January 6th, 7.30pm and some 2.30pm matinees. Tickets €21-€65 The Grand Canal(...)

‘West of Ireland Bog’ by Paul Henry made €100,000 at Whyte’s – the top price in the Dublin autumn art auctions
‘Celtic Phoenix is well and truly in flight,’ say Whyte’s, as Paul Henry’s ‘West of Ireland Bog’ sells for €100,000

Paul Henry’s west of Ireland landscapes dominated the Dublin sales and Francis Bacon hit a rare stumbling block in London. Auctioneers have reason to (...)

Study of Red Pope 1962. 2nd version 1971. Christie’s said the painting would go under the hammer in London on October 6th with an estimate of £60m-£80m
Will Francis Bacon’s ‘Red Pope’ break the €100m mark?

Take a close look at this little-known painting by Francis Bacon (pictured above). It hasn’t been seen in public for 45 years, but by this time next w(...)

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