Francis Bacon artwork sets auction record in NY

... in private hands. It is being sold by newsprint magnate Peter Brant to benefit his Brant Foundation Art Study in Greenwich, Conn. Also on tap is a masterpiece by German painter Gerhard Richter from the collection of Eric Clapton. Painted in gold and ...

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