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The Mystery of Lucian Freud’s Missing ‘Bacon’

Lost Masterpieces

In the middle of a crowded 1988 show, someone absconded with Lucian Freud’s relatively small painting of his one-time friend Francis Bacon.

Allison McNearney
Allison McNearney
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