Lucian Freud
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Birth. Sex. Death: Francis Bacon’s tragic vision of mankind
- Visual Art
- September 28, 2019, 05:00
A MAJOR EXHIBITION IN PARIS, SPANNING THE FINAL TWO DECADES OF THE ARTIST’S WORK, MAKES CLEAR THE VISCERAL AUTOBIOGRA(...)

Make a culture date with Dublin 8
- Culture
- May 14, 2019
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(...)

Lucian Freud portrait of Guinness heir as a boy sells for €6.7m
- Fine Art & Antiques
- March 6, 2019, 16:45
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, (...)

Rare Lucian Freud portrait of Guinness heir as a boy expected to sell for over €7m
- Fine Art & Antiques
- January 31, 2019, 06:00
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(...)

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: On My Culture Radar
- Culture
- August 25, 2018, 05:00
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(...)

At home with Gutter Bookshop’s Bob Johnston: ‘We love antiques and bargains’
- Homes & Property
- August 4, 2018, 00:00
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(...)

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(...)

‘Celtic Phoenix is well and truly in flight,’ say Whyte’s, as Paul Henry’s ‘West of Ireland Bog’ sells for €100,000
- Fine Art & Antiques
- October 21, 2017, 00:00
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 (...)

Will Francis Bacon’s ‘Red Pope’ break the €100m mark?
- Fine Art & Antiques
- September 30, 2017, 00:00
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(...)