Francis Bacon's Three Studies for a Portrait of John Edwards, sold for over €3 million to a private collector at an auction in Christie's in London, on February 8. Te oil canvas, a three-panel work painted in 1984, is considered a rare and important portrait of Edwards, who was Bacon's companion until the artist's death in 1992. Bacon chose it as the final work of his second … [Read more...] about Bacon Painting Sells for €3 Million
Irish Artist
The Beckett of Paint
"I live, you might say, in gilded squalor," Dublin-born painter Francis Bacon once remarked, explaining his attachment to 7 Reece Mews, the spartan twelve-by-eight-foot London flat that was both his home and studio for the last 30 years of his life. For Bacon, the drab, confining space, accessed by a ship's ladder, was more than just a place to hang his hat. With its … [Read more...] about The Beckett of Paint
Las Vegas ROCKS
Maura O'Connell concert benefits U.S.-Ireland Alliance. ℘℘℘ On Friday, September 22, Maura O'Connell performed her first Las Vegas concert at the Regent Las Vegas, a new luxury hotel concerned with more than just the green that flows across its blackjack tables. The event was to support the US-Ireland Alliance, a non-partisan, non-profit organization founded by Trina … [Read more...] about Las Vegas ROCKS