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Members of the staff hold 'Study for Portrait of Lucian Freud' by Francis Bacon at Sotheby's, in London

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Video. 57 years unseen: Francis Bacon portrait of Lucian Freud goes on sale

Updated: 23/06/2022 - 20:25 GMT+2

The long unseen portrait of artist Lucian Freud by his close friend Francis Bacon, estimated at more than £35 million (€41 million) is the central piece of a Sotheby's art sale on 29 June

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