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Francis Bacon's 'Screaming Pope' Embodied Postwar Anguish—Here Are 3 Surprising Facts About the Influential Painting
![A member of the public views works from Francis Bacon's Screaming Popes series at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull Stock Photo - Alamy A member of the public views works from Francis Bacon's Screaming Popes series at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/HJ3NFF/a-member-of-the-public-views-works-from-francis-bacons-screaming-popes-HJ3NFF.jpg)
A member of the public views works from Francis Bacon's Screaming Popes series at Ferens Art Gallery in Hull Stock Photo - Alamy
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Pope Francis,AD 2O13/Homage to Francis Bacon and his series of screaming popes/ Painting by Alexandre Vasilev-Vasilevsa | Saatchi Art
![WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK on Twitter: "Beep beep. It's the birthday of Francis Bacon (1909-1992). For me, he's overrated. The anguish slapped on too readily. Once he'd done the popes, he seemed to flay WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK on Twitter: "Beep beep. It's the birthday of Francis Bacon (1909-1992). For me, he's overrated. The anguish slapped on too readily. Once he'd done the popes, he seemed to flay](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ElZ6xQQWMAADzSk.jpg)
WALDEMAR JANUSZCZAK on Twitter: "Beep beep. It's the birthday of Francis Bacon (1909-1992). For me, he's overrated. The anguish slapped on too readily. Once he'd done the popes, he seemed to flay
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![The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling This Rare Francis Bacon Pope Painting at Sotheby's to Raise Money for Other Acquisitions The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling This Rare Francis Bacon Pope Painting at Sotheby's to Raise Money for Other Acquisitions](https://news.artnet.com/app/news-upload/2019/10/Francis-Bacon_Pope.jpeg)
The Brooklyn Museum Is Selling This Rare Francis Bacon Pope Painting at Sotheby's to Raise Money for Other Acquisitions
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Francis Bacon's screaming Pope helps Sotheby's set £236m record | London Evening Standard | Evening Standard
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![Francis Bacon 'screaming pope' painting fetches double its estimate as it sells for $50m in New York | Daily Mail Online Francis Bacon 'screaming pope' painting fetches double its estimate as it sells for $50m in New York | Daily Mail Online](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2019/05/17/09/13609438-0-image-a-28_1558080403127.jpg)
Francis Bacon 'screaming pope' painting fetches double its estimate as it sells for $50m in New York | Daily Mail Online
![Luckyleg 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Portraits of Thai deity laughing while someone dies Cr. Study after Velazquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, Francis Bacon, 1953 #ประยุทธออกไป #NFTthai #NFTcommuity #NFTthaiartist #nftcollector #NFTs https://t.co/u7tdo1YV5V" / Luckyleg 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Portraits of Thai deity laughing while someone dies Cr. Study after Velazquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, Francis Bacon, 1953 #ประยุทธออกไป #NFTthai #NFTcommuity #NFTthaiartist #nftcollector #NFTs https://t.co/u7tdo1YV5V" /](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/E6zXeeDVUAIhp6G.jpg:large)
Luckyleg 🇺🇦 on Twitter: "Portraits of Thai deity laughing while someone dies Cr. Study after Velazquez's portrait of Pope Innocent X, Francis Bacon, 1953 #ประยุทธออกไป #NFTthai #NFTcommuity #NFTthaiartist #nftcollector #NFTs https://t.co/u7tdo1YV5V" /
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