The actual palette of Francis Bacon or Rembrandt is not enormous. 
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BASRA, IRAQ - OCTOBER 18: People gather around a Land Rover as it arrives at the village Al Houta on October 18 2008 near Basra, Iraq. The trip by the 51 Sqn Royal Air Force Regiment Force Protection Wing was part of a 'key leader engagement' (KLE) visit to the village close to the Basra Airbase to recruit local labour and engage with the village shiek. Visits of this type are seen as key in efforts to continue winning the support of the local Iraqi population. Although improved security in the region has brought some benefits such as improved trade and commerce, much of the infrastructure remains in a poor state of repair. Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown has indicated that the number of UK troops could be scaled down - especially as the security situation in the south of the country continues to improve.
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Democratic presidential nominee Senator Barack Obama (D-IL) speaks during a campaign rally in the rain at the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, Virginia, September 27, 2008.
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A puppy stands on a truck carrying people to be evacuated from the area in preparation for the approach of Hurricane Gustav in Batabano, on the southern coast of Cuba, August 30, 2008. Powerful Hurricane Gustav roared toward western Cuba on Saturday with 125 mph (205 kph) winds on its way to the oil-rich Gulf of Mexico after a deadly pass through the Caribbean.
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BANGKOK, THAILAND - AUGUST 30: A member of Anti-government People's Alliance for Democracy (PAD) stands behind barbed wire outside Government on August 30, 2008, in Bangkok, Thailand. The protesters want to unseat the seven-month old coalition government lead by Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej.
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A lone protestor stands outside the ASB Tennis Classic in Auckland, New Zealand, Thursday, Jan. 8, 2009. A rival group of protesters were hoping that Israeli player Shahar Peer would stand down from the tournament because of the killings in Gaza. Peer has rejected calls for her withdrawal from the tournament over Israel's operations in Gaza, saying she can take no responsibility for her nation's military action.
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Ghana's President John Atta Mills of the opposition NDC party speaks during his inauguration ceremony at the independence square in Accra January 7, 2009. Ghana swore in opposition leader Mills as president on Wednesday in a democratic transfer of power that won plaudits from around the world for one of Africa's most attractive investment destinations.
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AUCKLAND, NEW ZEALAND - JANUARY 08: Elena Dementieva of Russia plays a backhand in her match against Shahar Peer of Israel during day four of the ASB Classic at ASB Tennis Centre on January 7, 2009 in Auckland, New Zealand.
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WASHINGTON - JANUARY 07: U.S. President George W. Bush (C) meets with President-elect Barack Obama (2nd-L), former President Bill Clinton (2nd-R), former President Jimmy Carter (R) and former President George H.W. Bush (L) in the Oval Office January 7, 2009 in Washington, DC. On January 20, 2009 Barack Obama will be sworn in as the nations�s 44th president.
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North Korean leader Kim Jong-il (2nd R in the front row) visits the Chollima Steel Complex at an undisclosed location in North Korea, in this undated picture released by the Korean Central News Agency (KCNA) December 25, 2008.
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Balloons with anti-North Korea leaflets released by former North Korean defectors and anti-North Korea activists fly towards the North in Imjinkak pavilion, near the demilitarised zone (DMZ) separating the two Koreas in Paju, about 55 km (34 miles) north of Seoul, December 3, 2008. Dozens of activists, who demanded improvements of North Korea's human rights and the release of South Koreans abducted by the North, launched about 90,000 anti-Pyongyang leaflets in helium-filled balloons near DMZ on Wednesday.
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An Israeli woman and her two children take cover during a rocket attack near Kfar Aza, just outside the northern Gaza Strip January 7, 2009. The woman came to meet her husband, an Israeli army officer currently serving on the Gaza border. Rockets exploded as they were waiting for him. Israel postponed on Wednesday a decision on whether to order its armed forces to storm the Gaza Strip's urban centres, an Israeli official said, citing Egyptian- and French-led efforts to secure a truce with Hamas.
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Quotes about Francis Bacon
Art prices extended a seven-year surge for much of 2008, with a Claude Monet painting of water lilies, Lucian Freud's portrait of a civil servant called Sue and a Francis Bacon triptych setting records. A 111.5 million pound ($162 million at current rates) sale of Damien Hirst works in September featured pickled unicorns, flying pigs and a golden calf with 18-carat hooves and horns.
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This week, the auction houses Christie's and Sotheby's will attempt to sell works by Jean-Michel Basquiat, Francis Bacon and Andy Warhol, along with Roy Lichtenstein and Mark Rothko.
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For the first time A vision of me by my friend Francis Bacon with Gareth at Luggala 30-6-767 I love y 2 good heavens Henrietta Moraes.
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in Irish Times
Quotes from articles mentioning Francis Bacon
For these reasons, we are very pleased to be able to present a retrospective spanning his entire career to our viewing public.
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in Huliq.com
Bacon is more compelling than ever: Despite the passage of time, his paintings remain fresh, urgent, and mysterious. Never before has this work been more relevant to young artists
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in Huliq.com
But when bidding reached $27.4 million (£179.3 million) the auction house dramatically halted the proceedings
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in Times Online
These paintings are of a very powerful man in purgatory, in like a free-fall into Hell ... The popes look terrified. I think, oh my God, that must be what it's like to be a hedge fund manager right now.
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in Times Online
underpinnings of a really strong market that we believe is going to continue as long as we keep the estimates appealing to the consignors and choose the right property.
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in Times Online
