Stolen Francis Bacon Portrait Recovered in Spain

May 24 2024

Picture: BBC

Posted by Adam Busiakiewicz:

News from Spain that a stolen painting by Francis Bacon has been recovered by the authorities. A group of pictures from the same collection had been stolen a number of years ago, with three begin recovered in 2017. This example, depicting the banker José Capelo had purportedly been valued at €5m.

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